Comments on: MyParl.eu http://timworstall.com/2008/05/30/myparleu/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Thu, 24 May 2012 18:16:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sam (Belgium) http://timworstall.com/2008/05/30/myparleu/comment-page-1/#comment-13198 Sam (Belgium) Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:55:33 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/05/30/myparleu/#comment-13198 You're disgusting. Well, maybe I'm exaggerating, but I think you are too. It's not because you pay for Britain's nuclear arsenal , that you can just walk in a military base, and claim your right to shoot one. 'It's the taxpayers money' is a good argument, but not having direct access to something doesn't implies that you wouldn't benefit from it. I've got three questions and answers for you: -Wouldn't you benefit from a better co-operation between European members of Parliament? Yes. -Do you need to be involved directly? Considering that you, like every citizen of the European Union, were responsible for the the election of these people?* No. -Would you post a similar (eurosceptical) message if the European Union used an ordinary social networking site like Bebo? Yes. ___________ *You don't complain about the fact that you can't walk in the British Houses of Parliament and make your point either.... Tim adds: Question 1, the answer is no. I would benefit greatly from there being no European members of Parliament, indeed no European parliament nor European Union at all. As, I submit, would every other citizen on the continent. 2) I wasn't suggesting that I needed to be involved directly: only that we shouldn't be wasting money in this manner. 3) No. Because there wouldn't be that waste of money, would there? You’re disgusting. Well, maybe I’m exaggerating, but I think you are too. It’s not because you pay for Britain’s nuclear arsenal , that you can just walk in a military base, and claim your right to shoot one.

‘It’s the taxpayers money’ is a good argument, but not having direct access to something doesn’t implies that you wouldn’t benefit from it.

I’ve got three questions and answers for you:
-Wouldn’t you benefit from a better co-operation between European members of Parliament?

Yes.

-Do you need to be involved directly? Considering that you, like every citizen of the European Union, were responsible for the the election of these people?*

No.

-Would you post a similar (eurosceptical) message if the European Union used an ordinary social networking site like Bebo?

Yes.

___________
*You don’t complain about the fact that you can’t walk in the British Houses of Parliament and make your point either….

Tim adds: Question 1, the answer is no. I would benefit greatly from there being no European members of Parliament, indeed no European parliament nor European Union at all. As, I submit, would every other citizen on the continent.

2) I wasn’t suggesting that I needed to be involved directly: only that we shouldn’t be wasting money in this manner.

3) No. Because there wouldn’t be that waste of money, would there?

]]> By: Jon Worth http://timworstall.com/2008/05/30/myparleu/comment-page-1/#comment-13126 Jon Worth Fri, 30 May 2008 15:56:53 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/05/30/myparleu/#comment-13126 [...] only to not interact with the outside world. That’s why the idea has drawn criticism from Tim Worstall and England Expects. Perhaps theirparl.eu would be a more appropriate [...] [...] only to not interact with the outside world. That’s why the idea has drawn criticism from Tim Worstall and England Expects. Perhaps theirparl.eu would be a more appropriate [...]

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