Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-11-28-Speech-3-047"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-11-28"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Future of the European Union2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011128.4.3-047"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-11-28-Speech-3-0482
lpv:speaker	lp:Andrew Duff2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, in February 1787, a previous convention met in Philadelphia. Several of the American States were opposed to calling the thing in the first place and several others were determined to restrict its mandate and to dilute its effect. The convention's formal brief was extremely restrictive and it was not itself to decide but only propose. Yet from that experiment flowered the American Constitution and the post-colonial parliamentary democracy that we still recognise today. Such a similar result will only come out of this European Convention, if we as a Parliament are bold, well-organised and persuasive. Beneath the Presidency of our European George Washington, we must draft a clear set of proposals and, while accepting the questions set for us by Laeken, we must retain the capacity to ask ourselves some questions. Let us be truly creative for Europe."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; AFCO (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Liberal Democrat Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Duff (ELDR )."1

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