October 11, 2007 at 08:50:28

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The Tediousness of Democracy

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But never fear, our new Prime Sinister says that the UK will retain important opt-outs. Even the BBC are reporting this. What they don't say (fully) in this article is that some of those opt-outs include opting-out of human rights legislation that would impede the war on the abstract noun.

It is unusual for me to agree with the Conservatives but they are calling for a referendum on the treaty as they believe it is about 90% the same as the aborted constitution.

A comparitive text with the two documents side by side can be viewed here. I suggest you look at it to see just how similar the two documents are. It might serve as a useful reminder that our supposed representatives have nothing but comtempt for us.

Joe Carpenter said...

I've never understood the idea of speaking truth to power. The truth, surely, is that in almost all countries of the world, political and economic systems are designed to benefit only the rich and powerful, at the expense of those with less money and power. This is how the world works, and I see no reason to think that the powerful don't already understand that. After all, they designed it; they maintain it.

[1]Three quotes from http://www.openeurope.org.uk/media-centre/pressrelease.aspx?pressreleaseid=53

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