Well, the parliament could only do that by using the powers it did have under the constitution so the first step here is to scour the treaties to figure out what power the EP has that it can use to tighten the bolts of the Council and Commission.
I should note that a lot of things are encoded in the Parliament's rules of prodedure which the Parliament cannot change by itself but must be changed by agreement with the Council and Commission.
So there might be a possibility to reform the EU giving the EP more power by amending the EP rules of procedure.
I suggest we approach this as a game of nomic. When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
Sounds like a good approach.
I have not read the treaty. Do you have good links for where to start?
How are the rules enforced? I would imagine by the EP presidency. So electing an EP presidency willing to bend the rules would be an important part of the Manifesto. A vote for PES is a vote for EPP! A vote for EPP is a vote for PES! Support the coalition, vote EPP-PES in 2009!
