Re:Leaked Brexit Document Predicts 'Catastrophic Collapse' o...
by brmgb on Sunday August 18, 2019 @05:26PM
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Wanting to retain local sovereignty rather than be part of a larger block seems to me like a legitimate reason to be in favour of Brexit regardless of the democratic legitimity of the EU.
It's not one I agree with but it certainly seems respectable to me.
Re:Leaked Brexit Document Predicts 'Catastrophic Collapse' o...
by 08-15 on Sunday August 18, 2019 @05:48PM
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> which unelected officials
The European Commission. Remember, the Commission gets to propose legislation, the Parliament (which you elect) doesn't.
In both cases there is a parliament where you vote for someone to represent your area. You cannot vote for anyone outside your area. In the EU your area is a country and in the UK your area is a smaller part of the country. If you live in Scotland, northen Ireland or Wales you are also governed by a different "country" with unelected officials.
Then you have the truly unelected members of government. Advisors and ministry beaurocrats and administrators.
I simply cannot wrap my head around how people can keep regurgitating this crap. All western democracies are full of "unelected" officials. The EU is not some special unelected body. You have your vote and you vote for a representative to represent your constituency. Stop spreading this nonsense.