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Re:UK Formally Abandons Europe’s Unified Patent Court by blibble on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @05:21AM (#23905474)
as I'm sure you well know, the Lords is completely subordinate to the Commons (the elected house); it essentially acts as a scrutinising committee

the (elected) EU parliament cannot initiate legislation, only the (unelected) commission can

EU: the elected parliament is a rubber stamp on the unelected commission's agenda

UK: the unelected house is a rubber stamp on the elected house's agenda

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Re:UK Formally Abandons Europe’s Unified Patent Court by lhopki01 on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @10:19AM (#23917247)
Considering the head of the Commission and all the Commissioners are chosen by the governments of the EU nations and voted on by the Parliament this is a bit disingenuous.

It's a bit like saying that the UK in undemocratic because the civil service drafts the laws.

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