What's next for Europe?
That is the question that will more than likely be asked after the French referendum on the EU Constitution is held on Sunday. French supporters already are conceding defeat according to the Times of London.
I never saw a way that the EU would be able to survive as a state-like entity given the paramaters of the Constitution. Parts of the constitution were anathema to our own Constitution (such as certain individual rights that were delegated from the government). Others were just bulky, such as a joint EU foreign policy.
The EU Constitution was destined to fail from the outset. There are a litany of reasons in this Wikipedia article that deal with their document. The subjugation of state sovereignty for the overall good of a Continental entity makes little sense in Europe. How long will it be, if a document similar to the current document is passed, before one of the sovereign states drastically opposes continental policy?
Additionally, how can any legitimate modern day document not contain a provision for such basic human rights as habeas corpus?
One other reason for the EU Constitution should fail? The US Constitution is 4,600 words. The EU Constitution is 324 pages. The ultimate triumph of big government.
It is interesting to think, however, about the wide ranging diversity of linguistic and cultural differences that exists in Europe. It is a wonder they made it this far.
I never saw a way that the EU would be able to survive as a state-like entity given the paramaters of the Constitution. Parts of the constitution were anathema to our own Constitution (such as certain individual rights that were delegated from the government). Others were just bulky, such as a joint EU foreign policy.
The EU Constitution was destined to fail from the outset. There are a litany of reasons in this Wikipedia article that deal with their document. The subjugation of state sovereignty for the overall good of a Continental entity makes little sense in Europe. How long will it be, if a document similar to the current document is passed, before one of the sovereign states drastically opposes continental policy?
Additionally, how can any legitimate modern day document not contain a provision for such basic human rights as habeas corpus?
One other reason for the EU Constitution should fail? The US Constitution is 4,600 words. The EU Constitution is 324 pages. The ultimate triumph of big government.
It is interesting to think, however, about the wide ranging diversity of linguistic and cultural differences that exists in Europe. It is a wonder they made it this far.
posted by Brian Griffiths at 5:45 PM
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