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Yes? What justification is there for situating executive authority in an unelected body, even if there is an adjacent democratic institution which has some nominal check on its authority?
it’s also very easy to overstate the power of the parliament’s veto. Yes, it can reject legislation, but there are numerous circumstances under which the commission and council are not legally obliged to recognise that rejection.
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The Commission is powerful. But is that really a big problem if there are also democratic institutions that can set its boundaries and then limit its powers?
Well they entirely frame the window of debate. Only ideas comfortable to the Commission will ever be discussed.
So if (to the average person) Brussels looks out of touch and unaccountable ... it’s hard to argue it isn’t.
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True, but the Lords doesn't have the power to veto legislation made in the Commons, whereas the EP can block laws made in the Commission. The Commons can (in limited circumstances, and with limited success) initiate legislation as well.
The Commission is powerful. But is that really a big problem if there are also democratic institutions that can set its boundaries and then limit its powers?