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The European Parliamentary Elections 2009 | 41 comments (41 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: The European Parliamentary Elections 2009 (4.00 / 3)
Agreed - but we are the European Tribune. We have to do our bit ;-)

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Jan 16th, 2009 at 08:21:41 AM EST
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Re: The European Parliamentary Elections 2009 (4.00 / 4)
Plus, it's an election!

Need my fix, man.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (pedobear@pennstatefootball.com) on Fri Jan 16th, 2009 at 10:05:29 AM EST
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Re: The European Parliamentary Elections 2009 (none / 1)
you sound like the proverbial Irishman who would bet on two flies walking up a wall as if it were a horse race!

I think you will find the EP elections a serious disappointment compared to the Obama/McCain election.  There people got engaged because they really believed the outcome would make a serious difference.  No one believes that about the EP other than a few political nerds on the make or take.

I think there is also a wider issue here.  Parliaments generally are perceived as losing power compared to the executive branches of Government.  Most important Government decisions are revealed at news conferences rather than to Parliament.  Few debates in parliament matter because the outcomes are pre-determined by the voting strengths of Government and opposition parties.  Back bench members of parliament are perceived as cannon fodder...

notes from no w here

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Fri Jan 16th, 2009 at 10:15:35 AM EST
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Doesn't matter.  It's the game, not the outcome.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.
by Drew J Jones (pedobear@pennstatefootball.com) on Fri Jan 16th, 2009 at 10:24:49 AM EST
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Spoken like a losing Englishman ;-)

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Jan 16th, 2009 at 10:29:21 AM EST
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The European Parliamentary Elections 2009 | 41 comments (41 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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