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It resembles the political system of the German Empire rather than the modern Federal Republic, with the role of the Emperor being played collectively by the European Council (the national governments) in its executive aspect. It also functions as an upper house of the legislature, equivalent to the Reichsrat (under the German Empire).

The key point is that the Commission is not a government responsible to the Parliament, just as the Reich Chancellor was not responsible to the Reichstag under the Empire.

by Gary J on Thu May 11th, 2006 at 10:17:43 PM EST
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LOL, but no Prussia to rule them all, and no three class voting system (In Prussia the male population was divided up into three classes depending on their wealth. Each class had equal representation, however, they were far from equal in size. IIRC the bottom class had about eighty percent of the population, the middle one fifteen. Plus there was no secret ballot, and voting against the local Junker was generally not a good move.)
by MarekNYC on Fri May 12th, 2006 at 06:24:48 PM EST
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