Monday, January 2

"Why is the EU so wrong" (2)

2. Democracy and the EU political structure

Democratic accountability is the rock on which Western nations have flourished, but the concern is that the EU is bypassing voter consent and ruling the people rather than serving them.

The EU commission, for example, is the body that proposes legislation. They act like ministers from a normal government, except there is no real censure from any quarter. They each have their own "department", for example; "TRADE", and they make up the rules and act as ambassador for the EU for their department.

One EU commissioner is "horse traded" from each nation - so there is no consideration given for skills or quality - nor do these people face the electorate. They are nominated by the party in power, and as most EU nations swing to the left, most commissioners have socialist traits.

So - no accountability and yet they drive the EU forward on some agenda not quite fully open to discussion - Oh, and they can't be prosecuted for corruption while in office, even when they leave.

What we hear very little about are the eurocrats behind the commission, for it is they, allegedly public servants that wield a good deal of power, but are also accountable to nobody but the agenda they follow.

Since the European parliament (EP) was formed, it has sucked more power to itself, and strives to take on powers held within the commission, who are still the guiding force, despite the "horse traded" new President and Foreign affairs 'crat.
The EP is not formulated like real parliaments either. It has one chamber, no real opposition and it lacks any real debate or counter considerations that a second chamber would allow for. In other words, it is a legislation factory, pushing out ill considered laws to make the EU nation states all the same while meddling in all our daily lives. Their ability to plan Nanny has gone far beyond what the last labour government achieved, and that was painful enough, but the EP believes it has the right to make our decisions for us.

Elections to the EP change little, for it is so full of socialists and communists that the pace of legislation and content remain much the same. The only light that shines is the opposition that is getting increasingly elected in the form of such parties as UKIP. These are shunned by the institution, or ignored wherever possible, but they are at least a voice, a voice that pricks at the collective conscience. The quality of the EP is apparent when they are allowed to verbally abuse the parties that question the EU mantra, with no recourse for apology or censure. Yet, should UKIP step over some hidden boundary, they face the full power of EP censure, at once.

Within the EP, political groupings occur, and to get funds and influence you have to belong to one of these. Having said that, it is almost impossible for one nation to influence decisions when the numbers are stacked against it. Something Britain has found to its cost constantly. That old mantra about being in the EU to change it rings hollow when you consider just how effective the UK has been at using its influence on EU legislation - we might just as well not be there.
That's how it is for all countries, they all lose the ability to set their own agenda, instead they are over ruled by EU zealots, but because they took part in the vote, they have to accept the resulting inappropriate legislation, no matter how bad it is.

How can any of this be about democracy.... well, yes - we vote in our parliament that then sends someone to be a commissioner. Every few years we elect MEP's..... so isn't that all good
NO. It's a false conception. We have no influence - the system was designed to exclude us mere voters, so that those that rule can get on with their agenda without bothering to have to consult us or ask our opinion.

In our own country we can chuck out bad governments, like the last labour one. Yet, when it comes to the EU nothing changes. Some MEP's might change, but the agenda for ever closer union goes on and on, and there is nothing we can do in the name of democracy to change that.

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