EU -you can get in, but not out? And even if you are not in, you have to do as they say...

I've read today in Dagbladet, one of the major newspapers in Norway, that a survey done by the European movement shows that if the EEA agreement goes belly-up when/if Iceland joins the European Union, more voters will vote "yes" than "no" in a new referendum.
I can not help but think that getting rid of the EEA and negotiate a new agreement with EU would be the best option for Norway anyway. Being able to go to the continent to live and work without too much hassle is all well and good, but seriously: Being forced to accept bad new laws and regulation, as for example like the one that reduces consumers rights I read about today in Aftenposten, is, well obvioulsy: BAD

From an environmental point of view, it seems to me that the European Union is on the wrong track, speeding rapidly towards hell and damnation.
Consumerism, a.k.a. buying lots of shit you don't really need, and transporting goods and products over far distances instead of promoting locally made products is quite central to what the European Union is about (For example did I recently read in The Helsingin Sanomat about how EU membership makes it illegal to use national symbols like the flag to market domestic foodstuff, thus making it more difficult for consumers to rapidly recognise domestic food in whichever country they may happen to be at the time).
I hardly think I need to point out why this is not good for the environment.

Another major objection I have to the EU is that it is way too little direct democracy in it's structure. As modern technology makes it easier, cheaper and more efficient to have referendums, the number of referendums over political decisions ought to increase rapidly. This would be a tremendously good thing as political power should be mostly in the hands of the people it concerns, rather than a few individuals who make a career out of governing others.
Alas, I have seen few signs of the European Union embracing these ideals in practice. The diversity part in "united in diversity" seems sadly neglected.

While there is undoubtedly many beneficial traits in the European Union, like making it easier for people to move about, I generally feel that the negative aspects still outweighs the good.
And I find it annoying that the referendums about EU membership is not respected by Norwegian politicians. In Norway there has been two referendums, one in the seventies and one in the nineties. Both ended with the majority being against membership. That should be taken as a guideline, instead of worked against, if one is to justify being a representative of the people. I think DPP had the right idea about how a politician should behave.

The state exists for the sake of the people, not the other way around.