I recall the Wifi band is somewhere around 2.4GHz, which also happens to be the band absorbed by water. You know... like in your microwave oven... wave absorption heats the water, hence the "cooking".
One thing that both Europeans and US politics are missing in their WTO discussions as well as in their decency regulartions is that the means of delivering media is changing: Whereas in the past you would turn your TV on (content push), in the future we will be connecting to a server (content pull).
The point here is you cannot regulate anything, except at a world level, because all you have to do is connect to a web site to catch the relevant data stream. So if a country allows porn 24/24, then, technically, every country in the world allows porn 24/24.
The European Parliament (EP), whose members are directly elected by European citizens.
The European Commission (EC), whose members are named by EU member Heads of States.
The Council of the European Union (Council), whose members of the Heads of States themselves.
There are several other bodies, but these are the main to know.
The decision process itself is quite complex. Actually, it is the decision processes, as there are over 30 of them. The things to pinpoints are:
Historically, the EP had no decision power whatsoever. It was only consulted to get an opinion. In theory, this has changed. But in theory only because there are several ways to bypass the parliament entirely.
The EC, in theory, is the executive body. But it shares some of its executive powers with the Council, which has the last word on much about everything. It also shares some of the EP's legislative powers: to put it simply, the EP is not supposed to give its opinion on anything when not asked to by the EC.
The Council, as previously noted, has the last word on much about everything. And it can boss EC members around as it sees fit.
As such, to answer your question: I'm not sure the EP was not supposed to give its opinion on the topic in the first place. And if so, there are so many ways to bypass the EP that the EC can safely go its way without taking it in account.
I'd personally compare the European politicians to those of a banana republic. The thing that shocks me the most is not so much that the EC ignores the EP -- since they've more or less the right to do so. Rather, it is the display of arrogance. It is becoming more or less common practice in the EU to make voters return to the ballots as many times as it takes for them to get the answer right.
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I recall the Wifi band is somewhere around 2.4GHz, which also happens to be the band absorbed by water. You know... like in your microwave oven... wave absorption heats the water, hence the "cooking".
This is troubling... and amusing.
One thing that both Europeans and US politics are missing in their WTO discussions as well as in their decency regulartions is that the means of delivering media is changing: Whereas in the past you would turn your TV on (content push), in the future we will be connecting to a server (content pull).
The point here is you cannot regulate anything, except at a world level, because all you have to do is connect to a web site to catch the relevant data stream. So if a country allows porn 24/24, then, technically, every country in the world allows porn 24/24.
Several bodies are involved in EU decisions:
There are several other bodies, but these are the main to know.
The decision process itself is quite complex. Actually, it is the decision processes, as there are over 30 of them. The things to pinpoints are:
As such, to answer your question: I'm not sure the EP was not supposed to give its opinion on the topic in the first place. And if so, there are so many ways to bypass the EP that the EC can safely go its way without taking it in account.
I'd personally compare the European politicians to those of a banana republic. The thing that shocks me the most is not so much that the EC ignores the EP -- since they've more or less the right to do so. Rather, it is the display of arrogance. It is becoming more or less common practice in the EU to make voters return to the ballots as many times as it takes for them to get the answer right.