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because they keep trying again and again, ad nauseam?

Every legislative body has the option to try again on things they want to pass as we've seen in the US in the past year. At least the council doesn't have the capability to pass the laws without the cooperation of the EU parliament.

It's the EU way of doing things. Data retention gets killed by courts every year, and every year a new iteration is being proposed by politicians.

Remember the Lisbon Treaty, which necessitated a referendum in Ireland - which was repeated until the politically desired result was in.

Arrant nonsense. The Irish rejected the Lisbon Treaty. It was then amended to address Irish objections and then approved, not just by the Irish electorate (whose approval is constitutionally required for all constitutionally significant legislation) and then by 27 other EU member state parliaments.

Clearly, you have have no idea whatever what you're talking about, and subscribe to conspiracy theory BS without bothering to do any homework because it fits your prejudices

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