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andrepd07/31/20251 replyview on HN

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.


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stephen_g08/01/2025

For those who don't know how the EU works - the European Parliament (that can't introduce or repeal laws) is the actually voted in body, and the European Commission (who has the actual control) is appointed by member states but since it is several steps detached from democratic process, it (surprise surprise) often acts anti-democratically...

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