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Chat Control: Incompatible with Fundamental Rights (2022)

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833 points Bluestein | 2 comments | 18 Jun 24 09:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.403s | source
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elzbardico ◴[18 Jun 24 11:35 UTC] No.40716529[source]▶
The funny thing about the EU is that while they do all this theatre of parliamentary elections, the bulk of such decisions are always taken by an unelected organ, the EU commission. It is not that I think they have mischievous intentions, on the contrary, but any unchecked managerial bureaucracy always go to the path of endless regulation and control.
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baryphonic ◴[18 Jun 24 12:54 UTC] No.40717258[source]▶
I find this bizarre as well. The EU Parliament has no initiative, possessing only the power to approve or veto legislation proposed by the Commission. And then when they occasionally exercise their veto power, the Commission can just resubmit substantially the same legislation as before, as is happening here.

This also means the Parliament has no independent power to repeal previous law that it might have regretted passing. It must again wait for the Commission to propose repeal. I can count how many times an unelected administrative bureaucracy has proposed removing its own power on zero hands.

The whole thing strikes me as a sham democracy.

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1. Bluestein ◴[18 Jun 24 13:22 UTC] No.40717551[source]▶
It is (a sham).-

Then again, I am, personally, split: The standards, and process, to become a part of this technocratic body that is the EU are very high, and they will (ostensibly) select amongst the best candidates ...

... might this "technocracy" be an option in today's age of political mediocrity and populism?

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2. andrepd ◴[18 Jun 24 16:23 UTC] No.40719567[source]▶
>The standards, and process, to become a part of this technocratic body that is the EU are very high

[citation needed] :) As far as I see it's just opaque dealings between the individual member-states' governments.