Unfortunately I am seeing some pretty horrendous pro-Brexit fake news on Facebook, basically scaremongering about an impending EU superstate. I can't report every post but I can give you this Thread.
I'm using primary sources (so my authority trumps theirs) so it won't be pretty.
OK secondary sources first so you get the rough gist of what I'm talking about.
The EU can only legislate in the areas that are outlined in the treaties. Which means the EU can't gain new powers unless we agree to change the treaties. eur-lex.europa.eu/summary/glossa…
For example: Some areas are exclusive competences of the EU which means we only make laws in those areas as 28 countries working together.
And within those, certain sensitive areas require unanimity for anything to happen.
(e.g. defence [EU Army = BS]) eur-lex.europa.eu/summary/glossa…
Now here's why you can trust what I'm saying is true.
Article 4 & 5 of THE TREATY ON THE EUROPEAN UNION, makes it perfectly clear that National Sovereignty is to be respected and that decisions must be taken as close to the people as common sense allows. eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/…
Now if you want to know which areas are shared competences (i.e. can be legislated for at both the EU level and UK level) and which are exclusive EU competences (can only be done at the EU level) you can click this link.
NB: the default is national control eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/…
I hate that I had to make this thread. These people are disgusting. I'm immune to this stuff because I know exactly where in the treaties to look.
They're deliberately taking advantage of the fact that not everyone studied law and has a copy of the EU Treaties in their bookshelf.
If a white police officer refuses to arrest a sex offender becsuse they don't want to be called racist...
They're NOT doing it to protect ethnic minorities...
They're doing it to protect their own WHITE ass.
That's not political correctness!!
This entire conversation is driven by people with no understanding of how to address issues of racism, using that as an argument to stop addressing issues of racism.
That is why the ROTHERHAM Casey Report talked about "misplaced political correctness".
Because no civil rights movement in human history has EVER marched with the objective of helping sex offenders escape justice.