XPost: soc.culture.british, soc.culture.europe, soc.culture.netherlands   
   From: petehine@earth.com   
      
   Personally I think 1 vote per 1 country is the only solution; It is not fair   
   to have Germany crush Malta; all the countries are individual places; If the   
   majority considers a proposal is acceptable, they will vote for it. If we   
   could count one the bigger countries proposals take in consideration the   
   smaller nations, there wouldn't be a problem; unfortunately it doesn't work   
   that way.   
      
   "Jan den Hollander"  wrote in message   
   news:Cyjne.273441$cg1.81015@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...   
   > Pete Hine wrote:   
   >   
   >> A united Europe is probably a good thing, but not as it is proposed;   
   >> representation in Brussels per country's population is unfair, the   
   >> smaller nations are just bystander without any input. The just way is 25   
   >> countries, 25 votes; with perhaps a 60% acceptance vote; 15 out of 25   
   >> carries.   
   >   
   > So you believe that it is fair to have the vote of Malta carry as much   
   > weight as that of Germany?   
   > The alternative to have both, as it is in the US system: A House of   
   > Representatives with representation proportional to population, and a   
   > Senate with 2 Senators/country   
   > As it is the weight of the different countries is somewhat of a mystery,   
   > see: http://europa.eu.int/constitution/en/ptoc129_en.htm   
      
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