The new European Treaty will mean "transfers of sovereignty" to the European Union, a fact that is tried to be hidden from the British public. Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourg's premier and leader of the bloc of 13 single currency members, and support of a United States of Europe, said he supported public debate [and presumably referendums] on the issue - except in Britain:
"I am astonished at those who are afraid of the people: one can always explain that what is in the interest of Europe is in the interests of our countries...So he supports public "consultation" when they will all agree with him - but not when they don't and won't. That can hardly be called a support of democracy, but far far closer to the idea of guardianship, if not totalitarianism - "Nanny know best" rather than "wisdom of the majority".
Britain is different. Of course there will be transfers of sovereignty. But would I be intelligent to draw the attention of public opinion to this fact?"
What a bastard.To say "I support public debate except where the public disagree with me" is one of the most hypocritical and morally disgusting things I have ever heard. Either you believe in democracy and the rights of the majority or you don't. Juncker obviously doesn't, or he'd support public debate in every country that would be subject to the new treaty, and rely on his arguments to win the debate - but instead he'd prefer to just not saying anything at all, as if silence makes it all non-existent.
It is a view that seems to exist all the way through leadership of the European Union - and that is really quite scary. After all, anyone who could possibly claim that EU doesn't suffer from a democratic deficit is obviously deranged, or else defines democracy in an entirely original way.
Image hat-tip: Theo Spark
Source: The Telegraph
