[bmurphy1976]

Are the EU state governments not elected? Last I checked they were.

Lots of bureaucratic and political positions are appointed by other elected representatives. We can't elect everybody, that would be too much. So is that really a problem here?

I am not that up to speed on the intricacies of EU governance at this level so I really don't know if this is a real problem or not.

[stvltvs]

This is more like the way we used to elect Senators in the US. The state legislatures used to select Senators until we amended the Constitution to require direct election by the people. Personally, I would prefer direct accountability of top government officials like the European Commission to the public.