On Wed, Jul 06, 2005 at 10:07:44AM -0500, John Hasler wrote: > Nicos Gollan writes: > > Yes, but now the parliament has at least shown its ability to act which I > > hope will make the corrup^Wcommission a bit wary of just trying to > > override its decisions. > > IMHO this vote was more about power politics between the Commission and the > Parliament than about software patents. If the Commission comes back later > with a less confrontational approach the same MEPs who voted no this time > may vote yes.
The issue has exposed a major constitutional crisis in Europe. The fight for democracy seems to have to be carried out yet again. -- hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
