Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-06-14-Speech-3-036"
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"Mr President, we like to claim that the EU is a Union of values based on democracy and the rule of law. Yet when the Danes voted against the Treaty of Maastricht in 1992, when the Irish voted against the Treaty of Nice in 2000, they were told to go away and try again. So much for democracy! When the French and Dutch voted against the Constitution last year, we ignored their verdict. We are trying to revive a constitution which is dead in its own terms. We are implementing large parts of it with no legal basis. So much for the rule of law!
In our pigheaded determination to press on with the European project in defiance of public opinion, we show our brazen contempt for the voters and for democratic values. The voters are starting to notice. Amongst my East Midlands constituents I sense a growing concern and, indeed, anger against the European project. So, press ahead with the EU Constitution if you must, but be warned: you are fuelling public resentment, which will blow the European construction apart."@en1
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