Brexit Thread

[Husar]

The green party can still put it forward even if they dont have a significant majority, that's the point.

How often does such legislation pass? I.e. where is the use of that if the chance that it actually passes is around 1% or so?

I have mentioned I have a double standard when it comes to nations and indiviudals correct? And that my recent appreciation for the plight of the gerrymandered does make me believe we are already in a position where the rich get more votes than the poor.

My point is that whether you count votes by population or money or power we do not hold the vote share we should where it matters: We only have one in 28 where the argument can be made we deserve 4, 7 or even 14. That this union is driving towards becoming a federal government and has no plans to amend this is a reason to leave in itself. One of may reasons I'm voting out.

But that is only in one body of the EU and we seem unable to actually figure out how powerful it really is compared to the EU parliament. Of course you will now say it's the most important body of the EU and basically decides everything by itself, but I have my doubts about that, just like I do about the usual argument that the EU only works for the corporations. Because so do a lot of national governments and it doesn't even explain all the punishments and legislation the EU dished out against certain corporations. For example several tech fiants from the US are under constant scrutiny by the EU, discriminatory business practices by online shops are being reviewed, misleading advertisement on water and regarding other food was banned and so on. The idea to privatize all basic water supply seems terrible though, I'll agree with that. The point is that it's not nearly as one-sided as Brexiteers make it out to be. The EU is what the members make of it, much like a national government. In both cases you have to make concessions and fight corporate influence.

We dont need the EU. The EU and our own politicians have made a titanic effort to make us not want the EU either.

We'll see about that once you have left.