EU's ignored voters to get pan-EU referendum in 2009
The report that the Libertas movement, that ditched the Lisbon Treaty in Ireland, is to stand candidates all across the continent next June will finally give the EU's voters their chance to have a say on the trashing of their democracies and cut the cash lifeline to the corrupted ruling political parties responsible for this disgrace. One report comes from Washington and Australia, linked here.
The following is from the article:
"We will tell people that Libertas is the box you put your X in if you want to vote 'no' to the Lisbon Treaty. It's clear, it's simple," Mr Ganley said.
"The message will be: we are now giving you a referendum and it's going to take place in June of next year at the European elections."
Mr Ganley spoke as French President Nicolas Sarkozy prepared for a visit to Ireland.
Labels: Libertas, Lisbon Treaty
posted by Martin at 3:21 PM
1 Comments:
Martin Cole,
The proxy referendum suggested by Declan Ganley by forming Libertas into a European level party is an interesting development, but the MEPs are elected to legislate for a five year mandate, so Libertas should have a political programme for all question within the European Parliament's powers.
And the European Parliament has no power to amend the EU treaties. Undemocratic as it seems, member states' governments negotiate treaty amendments and the national parliaments approve them, according to their constitutional requirements.
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