Ex German President mourns Democracy

The report may be read here from EU Observer. The following are some selected quotes: In an article for newspaper Welt am Sonntag, Roman Herzog pointed out that between 1999 and 2004, 84 percent of the legal acts in Germany stemmed from Brussels...... "By far the biggest part of the current laws in Germany are agreed by the council of ministers [member states representation in Brussels] and not the German parliament," Mr Herzog wrote in a paper with Lüder Gerken, director of the Freiburg-based Centre for European Policy. "And each regulation that the German government adopts in the council of ministers, has to be transplanted by the Bundestag [parliament] into German law." Where are similar complaints to be heard from the political leadership of the country that supposedly boasts the 'Mother of Parliaments'? Another quote from the article: "EU policies suffer to an alarming degree from a lack of democracy and a de facto suspension of the separation of powers." What does the British Leader of the Opposition have to say about this obvious and dangerous situation: "Stop banging on about Europe" And our own Prime Minister, only yesterday - "Combine all government held databases" And the British 'so-called' free press and media - NOTHING!