[governance] Pirates enter german government

[Meryem Marzouki]

Le 21 juin 09 à 09:09, Ian Peter a écrit :

> For those who want a quick primer on Pirate Party (like I did)
>
> Basic political position of the Swedish Pirates
>
> http://www.piratpartiet.se/international/english

This might be fine for an NGO, but not for a political party. The  
point is that a political party is expected to have a vision on  
society as a whole. And a member of Parliament has to express  
positions and to act on different matters dealt with by the Parliament.
I find stupid at the latest, and otherwise suspect, to state e.g.  
"The Pirate Party has no opinion on whether Sweden should or should  
not be a member of the European Union, (...)" or, when you don't  
explain why: "The proposed European Union constitution that France  
and the Netherlands voted against shall not be accepted, neither in  
its original form nor with cosmetic changes." In each country, there  
have been very different reasons why a majority of French, Dutch, and  
later Irish people said no to the Constitutional Treaty. What are  
exactly the ones supported by the PP? Those of the left, or those of  
the populists and extreme right wing?
When the PP representative will have to vote on, say, EU immigration  
policy, or EU common agricultural policy, or labor policy, what will  
be his votes? Based on which rationale and reasons?

Best,
Meryem

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