No power of recall, no power to trigger referenda. Big is bad in terms of power. Local level works best for almost all things.
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Replying to @Raven80504432 @morvjn and
Who in Europe has power of recall of their government? Genuine question. But yes, subsidiarity is essential. Some things better at EU level
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Replying to @Diem25Lyon @morvjn and
We all should have! Big government is bad for us little people. Always. Local & small is best.
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Replying to @Raven80504432 @Diem25Lyon and
Local and small is entirely compatible with a democratic government. The problem is that the EU today is not (and was never) democratic…
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Replying to @aral @Diem25Lyon and
Local & small is the only way to achieve democratic government. The bigger it gets, the less democratic it is ...
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Replying to @Raven80504432 @Diem25Lyon and
Folks, I’ve enjoyed the conversation but I’m going to step away now or else I won’t get any more work done today :) Be good to each other :)
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Replying to @aral @Diem25Lyon and
Been great, chatting, Aral, enjoy the rest of your day :)
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Replying to @Raven80504432 @Diem25Lyon and
You too :) And let’s not forget that which unites us: human rights and democracy before all else. That’s a solid place to start from :)
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Replying to @aral @Diem25Lyon and
*grins* And there's a whole other debate!
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Replying to @Raven80504432 @aral and
Cheers. I'm not productive today either... Raven, I can't see you disagreeing with our tech policy, once we get it written...
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(And… to add, as I mentioned before… please, join @DiEM_25 and lend your voice to the process… we’d appreciate it.) :)
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