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Lisbon Treaty: the story of an oligarchy that has destroyed Europe

Lorenzo Natural

The modern and contemporary history has instilled as a core value in a democracy the sovereignty of the people of our country: our own Constitution, the first of the twelve Fundamental Principles, states such as sovereignty belongs to the people [1]. However, despite having been repeatedly highlighted the high value of democratic states which constitute the historic core of Europe, it seems that the fate of the Old World viruses more and more towards a future where citizens will lose - but they are already losing! - The right to be represented by a form of government and politicians they elect. The instrument that is driving Europe towards this new era is notorious, but in content to the most obscure, the Treaty of Lisbon [2]. But what is exactly this treaty? Because a document that could be a crucial change in the history of Europe is constantly overlooked and clouded by the mass media, by politicians, television lounges and experts in the field?

First, the first consideration regards the mere meaning of the name: the Lisbon Treaty - signed December 13, 2007 in the Portuguese capital - is nothing but the "correction" made out of the European Constitution under another name, which is been rejected by the 'no' referenda held in France and the Netherlands in 2005 [3]. The only substantial difference that might seem trivial, it is precisely in the name of this agreement: to ensure that a constitution can take effect, in fact, it is imperative that a referendum, so it is the sovereign people to decide about its ratification. The paradox seems clear: with this insidious plot, "using different terminology without changing the legal substance" - like Angela Merkel, German chancellor, called for work to go from ' impasse has arisen with the' no 'referenda - the European Union, in fact, impose on its citizens a constitution masked by the Treaty, without which they can express themselves about it. In Ireland, the only country where the treaty was submitted to a referendum due to a particular national constitutional law, it was first rejected, then it was repeated on October 2 last year, with opposite results: in the middle of the two votes, the Republic of Ireland has experienced a period of tremendous crisis, with an increase of 18% unemployment in one year and the country to the brink of bankruptcy, avoided, as it happens, by the intervention of the European Central Bank has earmarked 120 billion euros to prop up the economy a few weeks before the second vote [4]. Pure coincidence that the Irish people, frightened by the arrival of a second attack, they decided to adapt to the wishes of other European governments?

From structural point of view, moreover, the Treaty of Lisbon is to be at least difficult to interpret, or even unreadable for most people: 329 pages of amendments and references to other texts such as the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the Treaty on European Union (TEU), the Treaty establishing the European Community (TEC) and the Euratom Treaty, seem in fact want to confirm you want to make it difficult to understand the treaty (by adding all the various documents to which it refers you get to about three thousand pages of text!) argument also President of the European Convention, Valery Giscard d'Estaing [5]. In short, the purpose of promoting the project seems to want to keep unaware of the public on the issues and the contents of this document.
Try to make an effort mnemonic: try to think how many times you've read, heard, seen or interventions debates on this topic. The silence of the media and politicians on this issue is not only deafening, but chilling.
Nigel Farage, current co-chairman of the Europe of freedom and democracy during the session of the European Parliament on June 7, 2007 [6], has accused European governments of "assemble the treaty in secret" and "does not want to involve the citizens, fearing that more will find their most grandiose plans likely it is that people will vote 'no' " . But that" planes "is talking Farage?
course, all this secrecy, this mechanism set aside for the people, can only be interpreted as harmful to the signals future. Among amendments modified, cross-references to other treaties and propositions articulated, we can not remain indifferent to items that constitute a serious threat to the democratic foundations are so dear to the European Union: the threat of disruptions at the level of government, legislative, social and justice.

The Treaty of Lisbon will have a power that will exceed constitutions of EU Member States, European laws have greater validity than the Italian, French or Danish: we used to be considered citizens before the citizens of our country. Although this might represent a meeting point acceptable to lay the foundations for a strong European bloc and more dominated Russian politics and the Stars and Stripes, is completely unacceptable to decide on all areas that affect the political life social, economic and European countries is not a committee consisting of members elected by European citizens. In fact, the European Commission, which will address the legislative part of the Union, will consist of about three thousand - and I stress three thousand - sub-committees of politicians and bureaucrats, not elected by the citizens. What's more, the only building where we sit elected politicians, or the European Parliament, will dwindle in the range which will be called upon to speak. In addition to losing the power of veto in as many as sixty-eight fields, in any case - with the exception of areas side - will give an absolute majority to prevent a law promulgated by the European Commission is voted down: let me think that being able to agree 736 MEPs is at least unlikely, if not utopian. In short, the only European institution with members elected by the people, instead of seeing its power increase, undoubtedly leads oblivion, to occupy a piece of space more minutes, taking powers comparable importance to those which currently holds our President. In the face of European democracy.
On the other hand, a figure which until very recently had an almost purely symbolic function as that of the EU Presidency, the Treaty of Lisbon, however, will take a leading role. And strangely even this figure will be elected by the people of Europe (I do not think that the citizens were summoned to the election of Herman van Rompuy, which will be the first to occupy this position). The powers of the President will be anything but marginal as well as forge international agreements with other countries, including the opportunity to declare war on a state as "Europe" without the permission of the UN (no different than the U.S. policy, however). In this case, a member country can not declare itself neutral, but may only abstain "constructively." This "possibility" was introduced with the new Article 23 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) [7], which states that if abstention is accompanied by a formal declaration, the Member State concerned is not required to apply while accepting that the decision commits the Union. Therefore, that Member State is obliged to avoid any action that would impede the EU Action based on that decision. On balance, neutral countries in this field such as Austria and Finland can no longer exercise their status: a very encouraging step towards a Europe based on peace-keeping.

If the government views the situation does not seem the most optimistic, to say the least, with regard to the social, the Treaty of Lisbon seems unwilling to take up the defense of workers, preferring items that protect the large corporations that operate across Europe and beyond. As it happens, according to surveys released in conjunction with the 2005 referendum to approve the European Constitution, the lack of focus on the protection of workers and cuts in the social field are two of the points for which the Dutch and French have rejected the referendum.
A striking example is demonstrated by the fact that the Treaty of Lisbon gives priority to increased agricultural production, the European Union - already heavily funded - leaving out the working conditions of laborers and not taking care of the environmental dangers of the expansion of that sector among the most polluting of the world [8].
In addition, Protocol 6 of the Treaty [9] introduces the "free and undistorted competition", which applied to the European trade means no state protection for disadvantaged countries the rich countries' economies stronger: if Italy wants to allocate funds in favor of a less developed regions, for example, would have problems getting it if this were to affect the "free competition".

Despite the problems already presented are sufficient to alarms, arguing that more should worry about the conscience of the free citizens the opportunity to reinstate the death penalty in Europe. The Treaty in fact provides that in case of war or crisis in Europe, can be introduced, in some cases, the death penalty [10]: Now, what does "state of crisis in Europe? The Court of Justice, based on criteria that decide the level of crisis? And in what areas will be applied?
Last but not least, the point 2 of Article 2 - concerning the right to life - the Treaty on European Union ruled that "Death is not regarded as inflicted in contravention of this article when it results from the use of force which had become absolutely necessary [...] to suppress, in accordance with the law, a riot or insurrection. " [11]. Here, too, doubt arises: what is meant by "riot"? The police have carte blanche to indiscriminately eliminate any event contrary to the established order? We will see again in repression bloodbath, without the guilty are punished?

In summary, the Treaty of Lisbon increasingly appears as the main instrument used by the plutocratic European governments to devise a real "coup" without the knowledge of 500 million free citizens. However, we must not remain passive once again before this latest attempt to curb our freedoms and the ancient traditions of our continent, setting aside time for a national conflicts and trying to get to know people as possible to the dark project that these politicians businessmen are designed to transform Europe into an organization devoted to daneistocratica profit of the bankers and corporations and control of freedom of the individual.

not the people have to be afraid of their governments, but governments should be afraid of their people. - Thomas Jefferson

Notes

[1] See article 1 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic http://www.governo. com / government / constitution / principi.htm
[2] See text of the Treaty of Lisbon http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:C:2007:306:SOM : EN: HTML
[3] http://www.politichecomunitarie.it/comunicazione/7420/referendum-in-francia-no-alla-costituzione-europea
[4] http://ricerca.repubblica.it / repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2009/10/3/irlanda-verso-la-vittoria-del-si.html
[5] = http://www.paolobarnard.info/intervento_mostra_go.php?id 139
[6] See video of the speech by Farage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3h0kf6sKIc
[7] See note [5]
[8] See note [5] http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4312845773464376975&postID=406508185518997046
[9] See the references in the Treaty of Lisbon to any other treaty-related
[10] http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/ita/Treaties/Html/114.htm
[11] See Amendment article 2 of the Treaty on European Union and / or http://newstandout.blogspot.com/2009/10/il-trattato-di-lisbona-reintriduce-la.html