If the majority of the House is with the legislation, then the Commission would either have to accept or be given vote of no confidence.
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Private Members Bills are hardly ever accepted and often rejected by government whip.
I was referring to amendments, not PMBs. MEPs cannot table amendments. MPs in Westminster can.
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MEPs can actually. Go back and read the link I provided you.
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Sorry, they technically can. Can you please compare the different bureaucratic hoops between MPs and MEPs proposing amendments?
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More hoops for MEPs, but not unattainable by a competent MEP.
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You don't think these bureaucratic hoops make any difference?
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Not to anyone who actually wants to make a difference.
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Bills receive many amendments. MEPs are rendered impotent if each amendment requires jumping through all those hoops.
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amendments in the European Parliament do not need to go through the same system as proposing laws.
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I have been looking at amendments all this time. I asked you to compare the diff between amendments in the EU and in Westminster
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