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<p>On 2018-11-04 01:20, Paul Allen wrote:</p>
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<div dir="ltr">On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 12:10 AM Graeme Fitzpatrick <<a href="mailto:graemefitz1@gmail.com">graemefitz1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br />
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<div dir="ltr">Question though (more for someone in Europe) - is a "Member of the European Parliament" elected, or just appointed by their home country? Are they a "politician" as such?</div>
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<div>Elected. They don't serve any useful purpose since the EU is run by unelected bureaucrats, but they're</div>
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<div>Paul, please keep your personal politics out of this discussion.</div>
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