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Old Dec 12, 2015 | 5:20 am
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kanderson1965
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Originally Posted by techie
Somewhat. The comission's decision still came back to government to give thumbs up or down to and that is the problem. It should have been set up so that the last say does not rest with the government but with the commission. The government should not be allowed to block such a decision, but apparently Mr Cameron and Co know better.
Like it or not, Mr Cameron and Co. are elected by democratic process. If decisions such as this were made by unelected bodies it would undermine the notion of democratic accountability. As I have stated previously, sometimes democracy does not work in your favour, but what is a credible alternative?
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