Clearly they are not openly using the traditional tyrannical methods but I assert that the imposition of arbitrary rules and a an unstoppable march to federalism by an unelected corrupt entity does constitute a form of Tyranny over independent democratic nations. What say you?
Tyranny Def. Dictionary.com. Noun. "Arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority." I consider that definition to describe the EU methods perfectly.
FF, yes MEPs are elected but there they sit around in a circle and talk. They do not form a government. The EU is governed by the commission et al and they are not elected.
ZM: "Ahhh, I see the bloke who thinks we voted for Theresa May to be PM is here. " - once again another attempt to derail the thread. Why are you so against raising your own threads to discuss these points. The Parliamentary system we use is a valid subject to want to discuss so please do but do not try and derail other threads because you have no idea how to answer.
What’s indefensible? All I’m asking for is a leave voter or two to explain why they voted to leave this ‘tyrannical / despotic’ organisation which they can back up with a few practical examples of how this tyranny manifests itself in our daily lives.
I seem to be a bit of a lone wolf here. You would think with so many Brexiters around, they’d be able to come up with a few (putting aside NJ’s reasons of not being able to buy his favourite electric lightbulbs or a decent vacuum cleaner, which is hardly despotic)
""European Commission is a non-elected institution. It enjoys too much political power. Although it does not take its legitimacy from the people, it has significant and effective role in the decision-making process.""
""In a classical parliamentary system, people are represented by elected MPs. People use their constitutional right to vote to elect and un-elect MPs and the parliament. That means MPs, political parties and the parliament are responsible against the people. However, in the EU, people do not have such power.""
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