19 February 2005
Why Euro Constitution is bad for UK, US
As we contemplate our own domestic globalists of whatever political ilk, it is evident to me that this Brit OpEd nails the situation down quite accurately. While doing so, he shows more respect and understanding of the US Constitution than a lot of Americans (including much of the Supreme Court) do. He notes that
"It is natural for Americans to like the sound of the word "constitution". They have the best one ever written in a single document. It consists, in the copy I have before me, of 12 pages, 11 if you exclude the list of the men who signed it. There are also amendments added over the past two centuries: they amount to another nine pages."
He then goes on to contrast this with :
"the European Constitution...is 511 pages long....all 2 lb 8 oz of it..."
...and a further telling comparison:
"I would draw attention to the opening words of the two documents. The US Constitution begins, famously, "We the People…". The European Constitution begins, "His Majesty the King of the Belgians…". That gives you a fair idea of the different spirit of each document."
Once again I must say, indeed it does!
P.S. This kind of stuff is why I keep going back to the Telegraph .
"It is natural for Americans to like the sound of the word "constitution". They have the best one ever written in a single document. It consists, in the copy I have before me, of 12 pages, 11 if you exclude the list of the men who signed it. There are also amendments added over the past two centuries: they amount to another nine pages."
He then goes on to contrast this with :
"the European Constitution...is 511 pages long....all 2 lb 8 oz of it..."
...and a further telling comparison:
"I would draw attention to the opening words of the two documents. The US Constitution begins, famously, "We the People…". The European Constitution begins, "His Majesty the King of the Belgians…". That gives you a fair idea of the different spirit of each document."
Once again I must say, indeed it does!
P.S. This kind of stuff is why I keep going back to the Telegraph .
