Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-10-20-Speech-1-108"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-10-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Applicable law in matrimonial matters – Amendment of regulation as regards jurisdiction and introducing rules concerning applicable law in matrimonial matters (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20081020.14.1-108"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-10-20-Speech-1-1092
lpv:speaker	lp:Gerard Batten2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, Dr Johnson was once asked what advice he would give to a young couple contemplating marriage. His reply was ‘don’t’. He also described second marriages as ‘the triumph of hope over experience’. This report must elicit similar responses. What advice should be given to nations contemplating having their divorce laws made by the European Union? The answer is obviously ‘don’t’. To do so, given all the precedents of incompetent and damaging EU legislation, is surely the triumph of hope over experience, to say the least. Amazingly, that also seems to be the conclusion of the Council in this case. The Council does not want the proposals made by the Commission. The Council seems to be very sensibly pulling back from the brink and listening to that old adage, ‘marry in haste, repent at leisure’. What fun it is going to be when the Commission comes up with proposals to harmonise gay marriage and sharia law!"@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AFET (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; IND/DEM (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; SEDE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; UK Independence Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Gerard Batten (IND/DEM ). -"1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

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