tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post6595662992031498284..comments2023-10-14T13:18:37.330+01:00Comments on angels in marble: The Conservatives Must Provide the United Kingdom With a Constitution as Robust as Those of Other EU Member Stateshatfield girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-89274044647387245042009-10-07T09:28:47.439+01:002009-10-07T09:28:47.439+01:00The situation in Germany and the Czech republic (i...The situation in Germany and the Czech republic (is it called Czechia now?) seems to be that the constitutional authorities examine the Lisbon constitution and determine whether any of its provisions breaches their existing arrangements.<br /><br />If it turns out that they do, then the national constitution gets changed to fit the Lisbon one, and the EU's self-agrandisement can continue unabated. <br /><br />This will not for Britain. What we need to do is to determine whether Lisbon contains things that are unacceptable - as it certainly does - and then simply refuse to implement them. "Thus far and no further", as people used to say before the whole process took on an irresistible life of its own.<br /><br />What would happen in such a case?<br /><br />The question is moot because no such process will occur. Hopes that Cameron will be the man to turn back the tide are misplaced; he has no such strength of character.<br /><br />Surely Britain has not totally lost its self-confidence and bloody-mindedness? Please? Because unless it has, there will be an uproar at some point.Weekend Yachtsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262853091154005651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-90350734381624591212009-10-03T20:38:42.404+01:002009-10-03T20:38:42.404+01:00I hope you are right HG.
But even a nation's c...I hope you are right HG.<br />But even a nation's constitution is no guarantee of resistance to the EU. <br /><br />As an exercise, that is surely being run right now at Tory central, just what options does the UK have?<br /><br />Does a full blown referendum on leaving the EU come up? - highly divisive for a new government. <br />At the moment that seems to be it.<br />What other options are there?Bill Quango MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861116614665461655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-61917940713421286662009-10-03T18:07:22.287+01:002009-10-03T18:07:22.287+01:00They won't, though. What is to be done, when n...They won't, though. What is to be done, when no political party comes close to representing the people?Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410040031410954403noreply@blogger.com