1. Laws are proposed by the European Council (PM or Presidents of each country). 2. These are then drafted by the EU commission (the members of which are appointed by the national governments of the member states and report to those governments). 3. For a proposed legislation to become law, it must be voted on by both the EU Parliament (MEPs elected by proportional representation by the citizens of the member states), and the Council of Ministers (with a majority representing both the majority of the EU states AND >55% of the Population of the EU). 4. Only when both the EU Parliament and the Council of Ministers agree can any legislation become law. Matters of sovereignty either require a unanimous decision (and the UK had a veto)- this means Britain or any country has not in the past and cannot in the future be forced to give up any of its sovereignty.
Since 1999 the British Government has been on the winning side 95% of the time, abstained 3% of the time, and were on the losing side 2%, for bills passed into EU Law.
The separation of powers among the a; Commision (drafting legislation, implementing legislation, mediating council and parliament), b. Council (voting on legislation from perspective of individual countries), and c. Parliament (voting on legislation from perspective of Europe), and all the steep requirements to pass laws through qualified majority voting ensures that the EU will only implement legislation that has been approved by all the countries. The design of the system is meticulous.
Compare this to the UK system, where elections are by First Past the Post, a government may have a majority with less than 1/3 of the popular vote, allowing them to create legislation, which can then be forced through even if ther unelected second house (Lords) rejects.
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RE: RUMI POETRY AND QUOTES
Rumi philosophy emphasis is the unity of being.
straight forward.