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The Democratic EU Yes Really!

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“In a vote on Monday (11 October), Rocco Buttiglione was voted down by MEPs from across the political spectrum - the first time this has ever happened to a Commission nominee.

Mr Buttiglione fell foul of the Euro-deputies following his comments, during his Parliament audition last week, on homosexuality and his traditional views on the role of women in society.

Mr Barroso is not under any legal obligation to change his team and MEPs, when they vote in two weeks time, can only vote to reject the whole Commission en masse and not just one person from the team.

“In theory, on the basis of this recommendation, Mr Barroso can think about the composition of his Commission - nothing more than that”, said Mr Lambrinidis”.

So the people we elect get to say if they will accept a commissioner or not, they decide that they do not want this man, yet they can only ask the president to think about replacing him and of course the president can ignore the parliament. This is real democracy in action we should all be comforted in the knowledge that the EU is on its way to becoming the government of Britain.

Oh what was Mr Buttiglione crime that disqualified him in the eyes of the parliamentary committee, obviously not the fact that he has been sacked twice for corruption, or that he will be in charge of farm subsidies and has financial interest in his own farm,like other prospective commissioners who seem to have passed the standard required? No he was apparently too Conservative; now that is a real crime.