[Fsfe-ie] directive passed, summary

[sean at odonnell.nu]

So maybe the best tactic right now is to lobby bertie,
If we can get him onside, no doubt whoever is sent will be 
sent along with the right idea...

Quoting Ciaran O'Riordan <ciaran at member.fsf.org>:

> 
> Attached is a copy of the Articles of the amended directive.
> Read Article 2 (a, b, c, & d) for a smile.
> 
> So now the proposal goes to the Council of Ministers.  They
> can do three things:
> 
> a) They can accept the pre-amendment directive
> 
> If this happens, the procedure ends.  No more voting, the
> (bad) directive gets adopted.
> 
> This would kill us.  We have to make sure the Council don't
> do this.  The Council is made up of one Minister from each
> country.  The Minister is not a set position, the country
> chooses a relevent one for each meeting, so we don't know
> who are minister will be.  Brian Crowley is the only Irish
> member of JURI.  I reckon he has a good chance.  He's very
> anti-swpat so it would be great if it's him.
> 
> 
> b) They can accept the directive with all amendments
> 
> If this happens, the procedure ends.  No more voting, the
> (good) directive gets adopted.
> 
> This is highly unlikely since after 78 amendments were adopted,
> the directive contradicts itself in places.
> 
> c) accept the directive with some amendments
> 
> If this happends, the semi-amended directive will return to the
> plenary for a "Second Reading".  This is likely to happen but
> we must make sure it does happen.  In the Second Reading, the
> plenary cannot suggest new amendments, it can only defend the
> ones it had already.
> 
> 
> Q: Why does the Council of Ministers have so much power?
> A: To prevent large states out voting small states.
> 
> 
> Ciaran O'Riordan
> 




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