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MikeMercury Wrote:Well I was one of the people who voted out and here are my reasons
Democracy
Laws are being made which affect me by people in the EU who I cannot remove from power with my vote. These laws can overrule laws made by the national government who I have voted for. THIS IS NOT DEMOCRACY
Each of the EU member-states national governments nominate a member for the commission, which forms legislation.
In other words, we elect our government who elect a commissioner who formulate EU legislation.
The directly elected European Parliament also vote to confirm the commissioners.
The European Parliament has the final say on passing legislation, and can also amend them on the suggestion of committees which are also formed of directly elected Members of European Parliament.,
It's a bit obtuse, but it isn't quite the House of Lords levels of undemocratic-ness. I personally think it should be simplified and reformed. Maybe ditch the commission all together and have the parliament form cabinets and legislate.
Quote:Immigration
People from poorer countries find it very enticing to come to the UK where they can earn several times the wages than they can in their own country. Many of these are unskilled and are not needed by the UK but we can't prevent them coming here and taking jobs that our own unskilled workforce could do. This would get worse when more poor countries join. We are a small country and cannot accommodate an unlimited population.
The population growth Immigration generates is something our country should be able to accommodate with ease(and indeed, smaller poorer countries do), especially as immigrants generate more revenue for the government than native born Brits do.
With that in mind, immigration likely wont be reduced anytime soon, it helps offset the ageing population somewhat.
But indeed, it is extremely unpopular.
Quote:TTIP
Many people have never heard of this but everyone should read about it as if will affect the majority of countries in the world. Here is a good video which explains it.
[YOUTUBE]. This is an example of big business running the world.
The Conservative Party were one of the biggest supporters of TTIP in the EU, refusing to even support amendments to protect our public services. The chances of us agreeing to it now is unfortunately even more likely; probably without any of the amendments the EU has been adding either.
This was one of the reasons I voted Remain.
Quote:It is a pity that the younger generation didn't have more say in their future as 75% of them voted to stay in but their turnout was only 45% so I guess, generally, they aren't interested.
These are my views, please respect them. If you disagree with them then I will respect your views. Let's not get all childish and call each other stupid just because we have different views. That's what democracy is all about.
I'm not exactly sure if you're saying you'd rather not have your views commented on, or if you're merely requesting people to be polite, if it is the former, my apologies. You're under no obligation to respond by any means.