This topic is undemocratic because it's part of the constant attempts to rephrase and resubmit the same unpopular proposal.

It's p-hacking democracy. If a proposal has 5% chance of passing just resubmit it twenty times under different names with minor variations.

It wastes time that lawmakers could spend on proposals that the public actually want.

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Arnt 4 days ago | parent [-]

It hasn't been resubmitted yet, has it? The proponents keep it alive without putting it to an actual vote, AIUI. They try to wait until they think they have a majority, and keep their proposal ready for a vote on short order before their majority dissipates.

Which is many things, I' might call it cynical, but it doesn't seem undemocratic.

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Xelbair 4 days ago | parent [-]

This is at least 3rd time similar measure has been tried in EU parliament, form my memory.

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izacus 4 days ago | parent [-]

And the fact that it didn't pass tells you something didn't it?

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Xelbair 3 days ago | parent [-]

yeah, for now - it was always close. And they need to succeed only once.

the issue is that they try to push it despite citizen protests, and each time they try people just grow more fatigued.

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Jensson 3 days ago | parent [-]

> yeah, for now - it was always close. And they need to succeed only once.

What do you mean, this can just be reverted it isn't like these laws can't be changed. Currently most people don't vote in EU elections, so you don't need much to affect those even if just 10% hates this proposal and go out to vote it would massively effect the outcome.

Therefore its much harder for unpopular things to persist at EU level than country level so far. Until EU has stable parties that is, but currently there is nothing stable at EU level, a tiny thing can change it all.

	▲	Xelbair 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		It is vastly harder to revert a law that entrenches whoever is in power.