06-09-2016, 05:09 PM
(06-09-2016, 04:57 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: The EU leaders are not elected and EU MEP can not put forth any legislation. All legislation is done behind closed doors by unelected people and presented in front of parliament.
(06-09-2016, 05:02 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: If the EU is in control and not elected by anyone then they have no one to answer. An army led by someone not elected or accountable to the people is a dictator.
Depends on what you term as the leaders. The European Council is elected, if the head of state for a member state is elected. The Council of the EU, essentially the Senate, is appointed by elected officials. The EUP is directly elected. The President of the Commission is elected through the EUP. All EU laws must be voted on and passed by the EUP.
Certainly not a perfect system I grant you, but not as unrepresentative of the people as you seem to think it is.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
