
Episode 36 • • 32:56 - 36:10
36: Yahoo+Microsoft=Britney Spears
European Citizens Initiative and SMS Voting
The Lisbon Treaty includes a "European Citizens Initiative" that allows one million signatures to propose legislation to the European Commission. The hosts debate the feasibility of this system, comparing it to the SMS voting used in the Eurovision Song Contest. Concerns are raised that such a system could lead to a flood of frivolous petitions if not strictly regulated.
