On the one hand I think there is a place for centralized government, but I also believe there is a place for small government. There needs to be a mixture of both.
People need to feel they have a say in what their government does.
Here in the U.S. there is the Federal Government and State governments.
Every person of voting age has the right/obligation to vote/have a say in the running of their state and (I believe, to a lesser extent) the running of the federal government.
I see it as two side by side, yet overlapping/superimposed pyramids, one pyramid right side up with the individual at the bottom, the other upside down with the individual at the bottom.
In the former the individual gets a less direct vote, while in the latter a more direct vote.
I'm not sure where I'm going with this anymore...
Okay, how much say will the individual have in the running of the EU?
What are the pros and cons for Sean Hart? How much will his vote count? How much say will he have?
Why should he be for the LT and would he be against it?
Why would he be for or against his country being in the EU?
People need to feel they have a say in what their government does.
Here in the U.S. there is the Federal Government and State governments.
Every person of voting age has the right/obligation to vote/have a say in the running of their state and (I believe, to a lesser extent) the running of the federal government.
I see it as two side by side, yet overlapping/superimposed pyramids, one pyramid right side up with the individual at the bottom, the other upside down with the individual at the bottom.
In the former the individual gets a less direct vote, while in the latter a more direct vote.
I'm not sure where I'm going with this anymore...
Okay, how much say will the individual have in the running of the EU?
What are the pros and cons for Sean Hart? How much will his vote count? How much say will he have?
Why should he be for the LT and would he be against it?
Why would he be for or against his country being in the EU?
CrazedWeasel
OCWIATJ Forever!
OCWIATJ Forever!
Ireland accepts Lisbon Treaty
- 03/10/2009 02:09:29 PM
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A sad sad day for europe
- 03/10/2009 02:13:53 PM
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Please tell me you didn't vote UKIP at least. 
- 03/10/2009 02:21:38 PM
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- 03/10/2009 02:21:38 PM
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United States of Europe! Here we come.
- 03/10/2009 02:25:16 PM
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- 03/10/2009 02:25:16 PM
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We don't get a vote, because we would not say the right thing. So fuck democracy.
- 03/10/2009 02:29:25 PM
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Why does Tim think No is the right choice?
- 03/10/2009 11:02:53 PM
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What would you say is the most important effect and/or overall significance of the treaty? *NM*
- 03/10/2009 02:30:29 PM
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Mostly making the EU less unwieldy.
- 03/10/2009 02:37:06 PM
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Why on earth would you want to let Turkey in?
- 03/10/2009 04:05:24 PM
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Several reasons.
- 03/10/2009 04:41:59 PM
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*NM*
I'm torn and I have some questions
- 03/10/2009 10:53:40 PM
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I am pleased by this. Here is hoping for an effective elected leader.
- 05/10/2009 03:20:36 PM
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Yeah, that's true...
- 05/10/2009 03:42:29 PM
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So the European parliament will not elect the leader?
- 05/10/2009 05:08:25 PM
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Er, that's news to me... but let's look it up.
- 05/10/2009 05:14:09 PM
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I would have rejected any treaty that would not let me elect a representative or
- 05/10/2009 06:14:46 PM
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