tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post5860600069301173704..comments2023-10-26T00:08:26.205+01:00Comments on The Boiling Frog: A Raging Success?TheBoilingFroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00791961503315586243noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-51995183020651821512012-12-24T13:51:09.224+00:002012-12-24T13:51:09.224+00:00@Julia Gasper Yes, and the 'strong deterrent&#...@Julia Gasper Yes, and the 'strong deterrent' is clearly deliberate.<br /><br />@James Higham That'll be one excuse I'm sure...TheBoilingFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791961503315586243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-34479673233360524382012-12-24T09:28:57.655+00:002012-12-24T09:28:57.655+00:00And they'll claim no one wants democracy.And they'll claim no one wants democracy.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-71930248819825851392012-12-23T01:09:23.022+00:002012-12-23T01:09:23.022+00:00Yes it's not exactly a hit is it? there are th...Yes it's not exactly a hit is it? there are thousands and thousands of petitions on the internet - some get millions of signatures - but the requirement of finding signatories from seven different countries is a strong deterrent. I probably do know some people in seven other EU countries but getting them to sign a petition would be another matter!Julia Gasperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13295592860919659533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693950082152211516.post-22451153441297316642012-12-22T21:23:08.543+00:002012-12-22T21:23:08.543+00:00To have a Citizen's initiative you need at lea...To have a Citizen's initiative you need at least 7 EU citizens from at least 7 EU countries. I wonder what percentage of EU citizens know at least 1 person from 6 other EU countries who will support them on their point of view and then be able to campaign for at least 1 million votes?! The EU has invested all but nothing in the UK media to promote the idea! how life is changinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08128801825124305934noreply@blogger.com