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Originally Posted by papa smurf

Great speech from Anne Widecombe

'Thank God we’re leaving!' Widdecombe speech stuns 'undemocratic' European Parliament

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/11...ean-Parliament

A very bad speech by Widdecombe. She looked ridiculous and came out with colonial and slavery bollocks that ought to have been beneath her. She mis-described the characteristics of the EU.



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Originally Posted by Hugh

The MEPs can veto or approve the election of the President and the Commissioners - sounds fairly democratic to me...

What is democratic? Democracy that serves an internal process which does not actually put power into the hands of the MEPs (who can't initiate laws, for example)?

Real democracy puts power into the hands of lawmakers - and these lawmakers are the Commission who play to the tune of the European Council of Ministers.
The Parliament can only say yes or no.