The consultation paper also says that state surveillance of the internet must be the exception rather than the norm, and "must only take place where it is clearly justified for the protection of the public and in accordance with the fundamental principles of necessity and proportionality".
As long as they are practised, electoral systems should be as fair and representative as possible, avoiding biases that distort the principle of proportionality.
On the home-is-my-castle principle, domestic users have been exempt from rules governing privacy and proportionality.
Future elections need to include some level of proportionality, so young peoples' voices can be heard more strongly nationwide.
These govern proportionality, decarbonisation, the potential for market distortion, the definition of 'market failures' and, crucially, whether the public monies advance an "objective of common interest" for the bloc.
"I'm a great believer in proportionality," he said.
There are possible compromises: for example, most MPs could be chosen by alternative vote in individual seats and greater proportionality achieved by topping up their number with extra MPs drawn from party lists.
It strengthens their ability to argue that individuals should be able to manifest their religion at work without having to jump through the hoops of "proportionality" tests.But in the end, this is not merely a technical question.
They would argue that the good which might be achieved by smashing Hizbullah (and the threat it poses not only to Israel but also to Lebanon and other states) does outweigh the travails of Lebanon's civilians.But proportionality in that Augustinian sense covers only half of the modern debate about military force.
Justice Stephen Breyer referred to proportionality in a recent opinion on gun control, provoking scholarly excitement.In the meshing of the German constitution with European law, proportionality provides a lubricant.
Smaller parties without MPs could provide representatives for such votes (perhaps from a list published before general elections) to ensure proportionality.
