It's actually scamier than that. They only propose if they know they have enough votes to win. Last time they withdrew when they realized they would lose.

Yes, and when it does that's it, forever. Because the EU """parliament""" cannot propose laws, meaning it cannot repeal existing laws either.

It's like the IRA said to Thatcher: you have to be lucky every time, we just have to be lucky once.

Yes, there is no stopping it with the current structure and tools. They will push until the people give in. Best to prepare for it's existence and figure out how to use the good old sneaker-net.

No, the reason there's an article like this every 6 months is very specifically that it never gets to a vote