What if the European Parliament disappeared altogether?

[darwincity]

If this ever happens, I would pop a bottle of the finest champagne.

[djcolourzone]

Its a scam and all europeans are still buying into it...A Ponzi scheme so big that by the time it's over europe will be a 3rd world and the new superpowers in the world will be in the far east. Wake up and get rid of this body which was not even democratiucally elected !

[holdenc96]

That doesn't even make any sense. The representatives don't even come to the meetings. I've been watching for years, and it's never been 25% attendance. It seems closed down already.

[thelyniezian]

I somehow wonder if anyone would notice if the European Parliament closed down for 6 months- it seems few enough people pay attention to it as it is (and given these videos, that would seem to include the very MEPs that make it up!)

[kenjams]

DOWN WITH THE EU

END THE NWO - Peace and Sovereignty to all nations

[mmdrodrigues]

ahahahahaha. Brilliant guy

[SrRulao]

What a stupid idea. If you think something is wrong, you change it, you don't close down the means to enact change.

[2camjohn]

@SrRulao If you already have two means of enacting change, and one of them costs you 15 billion a year, then you can close one of them down.

[mmdrodrigues]

@SrRulao I think he was making a point through satire, he doesn't really advocate closing for a 6 month period and then having a referendum on if the people missed them.

Real change doesn't come from parliaments anyway....

[SrRulao]

@mmdrodrigues His satire is laden with demagoguery, because he would like to halt all regulations, just like he says.

As to change and parliaments. Parliaments are the most democratic form or governance, only matched by direct democracy, which would be a sort of global parliament(in a way). Parliaments might be rotten from the way certain interests take hold of them, but, they still are(depressing perhaps) the most democratic institutions we have today.

[s13hgp]

@SrRulao; I think you have missed the point of his dialogue!

[arthur1411]

6 months on and what do you know?

No difference.

Referendum NOW.

[MotionArtist3D]

Hanna for Prime Minister!

He is the most intelligent man in politics today!

Bar none!

[august251976]

Crikey, why cant we have Dan Hannan as prime minister. He makes perfect sense, is logical, does not beat around the bush and reflects what we all think. Although, be careful Dan, you may upset too many people who get paid for shuffling paper all day!

[jrobertsoneff]

European countries should be like tory councils of hammersmith and fulham ,join together to cut waste and inefeciency. big is better.

[gergenheimer]

I like his proposal - Hannan is always brutally honest and overflowing with common sense. I would take his proposal even a step further - in an effort to manage the mountains of legislation on the books, I propose that for the next decade (as a test period), for every new law passed an existing law must be stricken from the books. If the new law they want is so important, they should be able to find an outdated law to get rid of.

[nmcb133etc]

Can you come to America and address our 'Politicians' because they are not being leaders. You sir are inspirational.

[TaperTomStrizak1959]

Thanks for posting, I needed that! What a fine idea this man has!!! Just imagine no fascist legislation being added to the books for six months! Love it!

[TRX450rYB240]

This guy is awesome. Keep fighting For freedom England.

From America

[continuityofliberty]

Now THAT is change we can believe in!

[qtutoringhelps]

Who is the Slavic schmuck sitting behind Hannan? Typical Polish ignorant fuck.

[botman1]

Every time I see minister Kurski not giving a damn about what Mr Hannan has to say, I feel ashamed he represents me. He's a disgrace to Poland.

[peptopro17]

the US government shutdown for a short while after republican congress passed a balanced budget (after overriding clinton's veto) that required less in spending. no one really noticed or cared. electricity was still on, water was still running, mail still delivered... so no one missed the us government for a while and i doubt anyone would miss the EU parliament either.

[Te1787]

I like how everyone - I mean every MP that actually came to Brussels (Strasbourg?) - is having a good time.

One person is talking about his last vacations, the other about how well he's paid for his new pen pusher job, etc.

Oh yeah, it does feel good to work for a sprawling bureaucratic state when you're at the top of the hierarchy.

[TheRealPathFinder]

Dan your the man

[withtheoldbreed]

Well said. Keep up the good work, and don't back down. We need more people who are willing to stand up and fight for what is right.

[suedeslounge]

Come on Dan, just call them a bunch of tyrants.

Stop trying to reason with these thugs and just start telling them to pound sand.

[032125]

Holy shit! There are other people in the room for once! Of course they are ignoring him, but it's a start.

[FREESOULIA]

great

[FreemanicParacusia]

Speak it, preacher!

Can anyone imagine the boost the American economy would see if, by way of experiment, our own government would go six months without posting yet another multi-billion dollar bailout, or attempting the quasi-nationalization or outright destruction of another major industry?

[Ilikenuman]

in other words, he wants a free vacation

[FrogKillr]

You tell 'em, Dan. Could you please forward this to the US Federal Government?

[saezd]

Dan the man

[igotta9]

GhostofRazor: Pardon my impertinence, your highness. I was only suggesting a solution that applies, logically as Mr Hannan attempts to point out, that the EU is not working...and, therefore, one might infer that their usefulness to the various membership European states and their citizenry (who pay their bloated salaries) has gone the way of other historically discredited governing bodies...the MEPs fate the same as the private sector peasantry, such as myself.

[M14Mann]

Hear, Hear!! This guy is the European version of Ron Paul.

[aristochat3]

Mr Hannan, what is the purpose of you being there?. What a waste of great statemanship. What you say falls on the deaf ears of these eurocrats. Homeward bound, fight them on English soil on our beaches and our streets. Take power and pull Britain out of the european bearocratic nose dive.

[rubanban5]

Beast! Those people in there must hate him, but I like him.

[wpaxton]

Those guys talking in the background are so rude. They should be put on probation.

[limitedgovt999]

All governments should listen to Mr. Hannan's idea, the world would be much better off.

[igotta9]

Right, everybody leave the building (looks like most have all ready), turn out the lights (reducing their carbon footprint), and find jobs in the private sector. It'll save the world.

[GhostofRazors]

@igotta9 How dare you suggest that! The MEPs are not qualified for private sector work. You condemn them to death with in two months at the very least. They will be starving and homeless.

[papageorgio419]

That's Great- please move to America and run for political office.

[Omroon]

great vídeo, great idea

[CandyFlipper1]

@MooseOfReason - "Hear hear" ...

[MooseOfReason]

@CandyFlipper1 Hear, hear.

[umm86]

And Kurski has to talk all the time behind the back of one of my favourite MEP :)

By the way why am I seeing him for the first time? :)

[midwestcharm]

Good idea. My idea also is this: Any time American soldiers are in a combat zone, the Congress and the Senate gets their salaries reduced by 1/2. I bet we'd never go to war

[asumazilla]

I think the constituents would complain if they were told the MEPS were getting paid to do nothing. It is important to take a lower wage and less expenses while you take your experimental break.

[jcvjcvjcvjcv]

@asumazilla

If they close the building, they can't sign the "present" list, and so they will get less.

[cobracarg]

Thats would be awesome....

[ArgentArdor]

The ancient Athenian assembly did this during the Peloponnesian War because they were afraid of Sparta setting up some sort of Tyranny by intimidating the assembly. They lost the war but retained their independence.

[3martijns]

How about Permanently Abolishing the EU?

Then you can have All your Separate Nanny States, Instead of One Big Nanny State.

[sniper6081]

I second the motion.

[taigakirdape]

Oh, if only the EU and US Federal gov't would try the same experiment.

[Athenaikos]

What if Dan Hannan disappeared altogether?

[sniper6081]

@Athenaikos It would be a terrible day.

[antimarxism]

@Athenaikos Then you wouldn't have anyone around to at least slow the destruction.

[arcanekrusader]

hahaha!

[blandinthebasement]

Read this recent column by Tomas Sowell: 'A Non-Prediction'--same sentiment---works against the grain of politicians to do 'nothing' when they campaign on solving issues.

[pikeydave]

YOU ARE AMAZING!!! KEEP DOING WHAT YOUR DOING :)

[tailspin37]

I wish we had this guy here in the USA. Not too much common sense in our

government.

[vorbeigehende]

"whether our constituencies complain about it?"

they will hardly notice

[ZilverGalacticon]

Dan kicks ass, plain and simple.

[biozamadotcom]

haha, not likely. 

[littleRuddigger]

U tell em Mr Hannan!

[Wcoltd]

Brilliant!

[tarossi400]

I love this guy!