[KC_Lion]

[Williams]

Disband that damn thing before we have to fight them again in WW3.

[BenLurkin]

Being ruled by a small gang of unelected “technocrats”

Who the $&@% would agree to that?

[Da Coyote]

There is no lower limit to the depravity of progressives.
And Europe’s progs have rocket assist when they point themselves down.
Which, of course, is why our progs just love Europe.

[BlackAdderess]

Why isn’t Juncker gone?

[BlackAdderess]

Well, if the voters want to keep these lunatics in power, they will now have an easier time figuring out which candidates not to vote for.

[Olog-hai]

Formerly the EU Commission, an unelected body which acts as the bloc’s executive and is the sole initiator of EU-level laws, was regarded as technocratic rather than overtly political, and not supposed to take partisan political stances of its own volition — at least in theory. …

Whose theory was that?

By becoming a Commissioner, one has already taken an overtly political position. Commissioners have to swear loyalty to the EU, which means the countries they came from are already being worked against by them and the laws they come up with. The oath taken by the members of the Commission under José Manuel Barroso (a Maoist) has some interesting language in it:

Having been appointed as a Member of the European Commission by the European Council, following the vote of consent by the European Parliament I solemnly undertake: to respect the Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the fulfillment of all my duties; to be completely independent in carrying out my responsibilities, in the general interest of the Union; in the performance of my tasks, neither to seek nor to take instructions from any Government or from any other institution, body, office or entity; to refrain from any action incompatible with my duties or the performance of my tasks.

I formally note the undertaking of each Member State to respect this principle and not to seek to influence Members of the Commission in the performance of their tasks. I further undertake to respect, both during and after my term of office, the obligation arising therefrom, and in particular the duty to behave with integrity and discretion as regards the acceptance, after I have ceased to hold office, of certain appointments or benefits.

Thomas Jefferson noted in his letter to Spencer Roane, “whatever power in any government is independent is absolute also.” Utterly the case here.

As Vladimir Bukovsky described things, the European Commission is the EU’s Politburo, both writing and passing laws (no separation of powers whatsoever) and having the sole power to write these laws, with the European Parliament (or, in a very communistic abbreviation turn, Europarl) acting solely as their rubber stamp. And the Commission does not even need the Parliament to vote on their laws in certain cases.

[Wuli]

The EU is all the bad things that EU commisioners lately acuse various European states of.

Notice that all the “populist” movements are about the common folk looking out for their interests and telling no one else what they should be doing in their countries, while the EU is being trying to dictate to everyone what they should be doing. Who is more dangerous? The EU is the most dangerous institution in Europe today.

[faithhopecharity]

Fourth Reich. Has conquered most of Europe already

[KyCats]

I believe this is one of the changes demanded by George Soros in his op ed from last week. When Soros says “Jump!”, the EU says “Ja Wohl Mein Führer!”.

[aquila48]

This is almost as bad as our “commissioners” at the inJustice departments giving themselves the power to actively work to overthrow a duly elected president.