Constitutional contempt
Lords in stalling attempt
I now firmly believe that our elected politicians, particularly amongst this current Labour government, hold the electorate of this country and the British Isles with complete contempt. Having witnessed the people of Ireland decisively voting against the extension of Eurocratic powers by defeating the Lisbon Treaty question at a referendum, and having worked assiduously to deny us a similar referendum which was promised in Labour’s last election manifesto, they are now working equally hard to ensure that the meat and bones of the European Constitution are preserved at any cost, including the contemptuous ignoring of the only people who have been allowed to exercise a vote.
South Shields MP and Foreign Secretary David Miliband ought to hang his head in shame for expressing the view that Britain’s ratification of the treaty should go ahead as planned, he should realise that for the third time in three years the people of three different states have thrown out moves to cement in place greater integration and loss of sovereignty to the greater European ideal. It is unwanted and I applaud whatever moves Conservative peers are planning to stall the European Reform Treaty Bill as it makes it’s final passage through Parliament. At it’s conception it was agreed that the measure could not pass into European Law unless it was ratified unanimously by all 27 member states, that is clearly impossible now, and forcing it down our throats is unlikely to make us any more sympathetic to the crass super socialist state values that are held so precious by the bureaucrats in Brussels.
In the Commons, Mr Miliband said that 18 countries had approved the treaty and Ireland had “set out clearly” its respect for the right of other countries to complete the ratification process. “An Irish vote is determinant of an Irish position but cannot determine the ratification decisions of other countries.”
He added: “This Government believes ratification should proceed as planned.”
The clearest indication yet that ordinary voters and citizens are not worthy of being heard, and that their views will be looked down upon with condescension and contempt. Instead of pressing forward Miliband should be looking at ways for withdrawing from the whole process – unless, of course, he is keen to be alienated from ordinary people.
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