| KungKras said:
Also, it's not you who gets to challenge the state. It's not someone who represents you, it's a profit-driven company that gets to challenge the state, to remove laws that the elected representatives of the people put in place. |
What's wrong with democracy in Europe? The EU. The vast majority of the power of the EU is outside of the European Parliament, and is handled by the non-elected bureaucrats in Brussels. Not to mention that most elected representatives have been "bought out" by the bankers, and the extreme amount of power held by the central banks.
As for your second part, so what? They get to challenge a law in court. So do I. If there's a law I don't like, I can challenge it (with caveats - it has to actually effect me). Look at the United States with the current Supreme Court cases regarding gay marriage... nobody elected those people, but they still get to challenge the laws in court.
Petitioning and judicial oversight of Governments is a check on their power. Not much of one, but certainly not a negative.
