The EU could teach Afghanistan a thing or two about...
The EU could teach Afghanistan a thing or two about ignoring the ballot box The President of Euristan, Hamid Shah Barroso, claimed victory in the battle to ratify the Lisbon Treaty after his last rival, Abdullah Klaus, withdrew. Despite widespread concerns about the integrity of the process, the international community has recognised the new constitutional settlement. “All the votes are counted, and we can see that Lisbon has been endorsed in every province,” President Barroso told cheering members of the Loya Jirga in Strasbourg. “France, Ireland and the Netherlands have registered huge majorities in favour. In Britain, too, there is overwhelming support”. The government of Afghanistan, which had voiced concern about corruption under Barroso, reluctantly recognised that the Lisbon Treaty would now take effect. An Afghan election observer remarked: “We are alarmed about the lack of democracy in Euristan. In many ways, representative government there is going backwards. But we have to work with the regime we’ve got”. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100015589/the-eu-could-teach-afghanistan-a-thing-or-two-about-ignoring-the-ballot-box/

Puke inducing innit ? Mo

Interesting comment: OK – so according to the 1689 Bill of Rights – which neither the House of Commons; the House of Lords OR the Monarch can overturn; the signing away of sovereignty is not the gift of Parliment – nor is it the gift of the Monarch. Therefore Gordon Brown’s signature on the EU Constitution is ILLEGAL. Therefore under UK law & International Law the treaty has NOT been ratified. Why does no one ever raise this minor little technical detail – Mr Hannan; surely the fastest way out would be to apply the Bill of Rights; and point out that the UK’s membership of the whole corrupt mess is ILLEGAL ? Please explain why this is not being done Please ask Mr Cameron why this is not being done. Please get some one to raise this as an early day motion / point of Order in either or both chambers of Parliament. and of course please ask Mr Brown why he has broken the Law.

The relevant quote from the Bill of Rights is "And I do declare that no foreign prince, person, prelate, state or potentate hath or ought to have any jurisdiction, power, superiority, pre-eminence or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm" which seems pretty clear. Surprising then that no legal challenge has been bought against Lisbon, and indeed against previous EC, EEC and EU treaties on that basis. Or is it?

I blame Thatcher, she started all this (OK then it was Heath...). Mo