Officials' reps are actually officials. As part of the power structure, they form power union. The union of reps and officials is a manifestation of absolute power.

官员代表本来就是个官儿，是权力的组成部分，自然就形成了权力共同体。这种代表与官员的一体化，是绝对权力的表现方式。

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The Eurozone leaders have made no progress in facing up the real problem: either they must form a true nation state union that eliminates the nation sovereignty of the Eurozone by merging all power into one central government resulting in the elimination of national governments or they must disband the Euro.

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