We will remember them

As men and women from all over the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth put masses and masses of CO2 into the atmosphere travelling to London to pay their respects to those who had lost their lives defending our freedoms. It was sadly noted that their were no eco or climate change warriors marching past the cenotaph today.



When the sun goes down, the lights go out and we freeze in our eco friendly hovels.

We will remember them........

Some corner, some field

And don't forget...it is recognised today that many of the soldiers who were shot at dawn may have suffered from "shell shock" or "battle fatigue" and were obviously under extreme stress, which resulted in them deserting or other actions. Today these conditions are better known as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, which is recognised as an illness.

On the Eve of Rememberance Day

Gordon Brown has called for serious consideration of a levy on financial activity to help insure the banking system from another crisis.



Addressing finance ministers and central bankers from the G20, Brown said Britain would not make such a move alone and that imposing any new tax would have to be a global.

faith

David Cameron has spoken of the importance of his faith while acknowledging that it grows "hotter and colder by moments".

Mine too

At the moment, after the Lisbon Treaty referendum climb down I have no faith in David Cameron.

In Who's God Do We Trust

Muslims all over America condemn the acts of violence at Fort Hood



The Prophet Muhammed, (Allah rest his cotton socks), related that there was a Jewish funeral procession and he stood up as it passed by. Some of the companions asked why he was standing and he said because Allah gave a life and he took it away. It matters not to the Muslim if one is a Muslim or not.

We is psychotic init

currupt regime

They think it's all over

Remember, remember

Some of the early responses to the Kelly Report fills me with a mixture of disbelief and deep foreboding.



A campaign by certain individuals of the House of Commons to dilute the Kelly proposals betrays a continued failure to appreciate the scale of public anger at the parliamentary allowances system.

Prime Minister tells 72,234 citizens to fuck off

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/please-go/

“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to resign.”

Number 10's response

The Prime Minister is completely focussed on restoring the economy, getting people back to work and improving standards in public services. As the Prime Minister has consistently said, he is determined to build a stronger, fairer, better Britain for all [except the 72,234 who activley participate in the political process]

So Fuck off

Baloney

David Cameron says if he gets voted into Government he will introduce a new “United kingdom Sovereignty Bill” which would make it clear that ultimate authority rests in the British parliament.

“This is about an assurance the final word on our laws is here in Britain”

Oh Humm

United Nations Convention on the Law of Treaties
Article 27 - Internal law and observance of treaties
A party may not invoke the provisions of its internal law as justification for its failure to perform a treaty

Catch All

David Cameron is set to unveil his new policy on Europe after abandoning his "cast-iron guarantee" of a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.

The new Tory policy will include: A general election manifesto commitment to repatriate powers from Brussels, including control of social and employment policies.

Legislating so that if any future government agreed a treaty transferring powers from Britain to the EU, a referendum would be required by law.



Well Mr Cameron, how are you going to get around the catch all Article 48 of Lisbon treaty which makes the EU treaties self-amending. The result being that this is the last Treaty the European Union need, from now on the EU can change itself without consulting us.

Save our Sovereign Democracy

Over recent months the price of a Kalashnikov has doubled in price, the weapon is now fetching $600 each. It has become a cause of some surprise, but a surge of demand is to blame for the increase, with a steady stream of weapons said to be heading for the north.

Put al-Qaeda out of business and protect our troops in Afghanistan. Buy an AK 47, it may be the only way to save our sovereign democracy.

This message is not approved by the European Union

However, it is Terrorism Act 2006 exempt.

Your first target........ if you are true libertarian...then only you can decide.

Voting for a British Government is meaningless.

William Hague has been volunteered to answer demands for a quick statement on what happens next

“It is no longer possible to have a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.” There will be a president, we will lose our vetos: a referendum “cannot unwind or prevent that”. So “that means our campaign for a referendum comes to an end today.



We are all ruled from Brussels now

Does he know his place?

This morning the Czech constitutional court has ruled in favour of the Lisbon treaty



Today, many voters will be wondering if David Cameron's cast iron guarantee is just an empty promise.

Should have gone to Specsavers

The Retreat from Brussels

Tony Blair is expected to bow out of the battle to become the EU's first permanent president by the end of next week if he fails in a last-ditch effort to win public support from the German chancellor.



Despite Gordon Brown's failure to win any substantial backing for him during informal discussions at a Brussels summit last week. Allies of the former prime minister insisted last night that his bid for the top EU job was still alive and that there remained a "decent chance" of success.

Opportunism Knocks

The Czech Perspective

Why the Treaty of Lisbon is considered unconstitutional

The 17 Senators led by Mr Jiří Oberfalzer (conservative ODS) have submitted their new complaint against the Treaty of Lisbon to the Czech Constitutional Court in Brno. The chairman of the Constitutional Court immediately informed President Klaus that he is not allowed to sign the treaty until the court releases the verdict (which may be as early as in 4-6 weeks).

On those 44 pages, they explain that they consider the document unconstitutional because of many reasons. Most of the reasons should be understandable in all the EU countries; a few of them may be specific to the Czech legal system.

First, there is a problem with the format. The Treaty of Lisbon is recycling the legal material from the previous treaties. It is therefore extremely incomprehensible and it doesn't provide an easy survey. Moreover, although it substantially changes 90 percent of the rules listed in the previous treaty and, consequently, the arrangement of the EU, it is formally an amendment. According to the Senators, such a format is incompatible with the rule of law. It's because the Constitutional Court has previously banned the so-called "glued amendments" ("přílepky"). The Lisbon format is even worse than a glued addition, they argue.

Second, the Treaty of Lisbon is not politically neutral because among the goals of the EU, it enumerates many policies that belong to the political programs of some political parties rather than the basic laws of the EU. This fact makes it incompatible with the democratic rule of law because the treaty restricts the questions whose fate should be decided by the elections.

Third, the Senators object that it is expected that the treaty may be modified a posteriori, which is confirmed even by the currently available text. It follows that the leaders were not signing a treaty but a mere half-finished product that is being modified as time goes by. This aspect contradicts the rule of law, too.

Fourth, the paragraph of the treaty claiming that the EU is based on parliamentary democracy is unconstitutional, too. According to the Senators, the EU must be based on equal rights of the member states instead. The European Parliament is just an addition to the existing system of institutions in the EU countries. If it were the fundamental pillar, the EU would be a country.

Fifth, the Treaty of Lisbon is discriminatory because it declares that the members of the commission should be chosen according to their "Europeism". This regulation is discriminatory because it prevents the people who don't fall for the cult of conformity to run for these offices.

Sixth, the treaty restricts the co-operation between certain members of the Union (that goes beyond the co-operation within the EU) by the required agreement of the EU which is a typical feature of a federation.

Seventh, the common defense required by the treaty contradicts the sovereignty of the member states. The Czech Republic is not constitutionally allowed to transfer vital competences that are needed for the existence and preservation of the country to other subjects. The defense is the best example. Moreover, the common defense would be incompatible with the existence of NATO. Additional competences that have to remain in Czechia are listed at the bottom.

Eighth, the treaty limits the possibility to leave the Union. It's not true that it's the treaty that introduces such a possibility because the possibility already exists today, Senators argue. On the contrary, the new treaty says that quitting requires the agreement within the EU and a two-year probation period. In practice, it means that the EU is allowed to demand conditions that can't be fulfilled.

Nineth, the Senators are concerned with the issue of immigration. They see a disagreement between the Czech constitution and a regulation in the treaty saying that "when one or several member states get into an emergency situation because of a sudden inflow of citizens from a third country, the Council has the right to adopt special temporary policies that help the affected countries, following a proposal by the Commission".

The Treaty of Lisbon also says that the "Union is pursuing a shared immigration policy whose goal is to effectively direct immigration flows at all stages". The right to decide about the composition of the population belongs among the basic rights of every country. The Czech Republic therefore doesn't have the right to transfer the rights to control the migration flows through or to its territory to another subject.

Tenth, the Senators question the guarantees for Ireland. They were adopted in the contradiction with our constitution, and are therefore invalid. Much like the Treaty of Lisbon itself, they should have been ratified as a constitutional law, with the required extended majorities, because it is a genuine amendment of the Treaty of Lisbon i.e. another international treaty. Without such a special ratification, the guarantees are just a non-binding pledge.

For the second time, the Senators also complain about the suspension of member's rights for the EU countries. In the first complaint, this principle was argued to contradict the sovereignty principle. In this second complaint, the Senators also object to the conditions leading to the suspension which are vaguely defined which means that this rule may be abused.

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According to the Senators, especially the following competences, among others, cannot be transfered:

Decisions about the revenue and spending
Decisions about the defence of the Czech Republic
Decisions what a crime and guilt is and what the punishment should be
Decisions about the ways to enforce the law, order, and safety in the Czech Republic
Decisions about events with an extraordinary impact on the social and cultural life of the Czech society

Hat tip Luboš Motl

Still not Mate on Lisbon

It is been reported tonight that EU leaders have given the Czech president a UK-style opt-out that he demanded in return for signing the Lisbon Treaty.

However, it should be noted that Gordon Brown dose not have full powers to agree to the Czech Republic opt-out, as he is only our Prime Minister and not the STATE.

As the UK Parliament ratified the Treaty with the Czech Republic opted-in, then the change has to be agreed to by our Parliament first.

United Nations Convention on the Law of Treaties.....Article 17 - Consent to be bound by part of a treaty and choice of differing provisions

1. Without prejudice to articles 19 to 23, the consent of a State to be bound by part of a treaty is effective only if the treaty so permits or the other contracting States so agree.

2. The consent of a State to be bound by a treaty which permits a choice between differing provisions is effective only if it is made clear to which of the provisions the consent relates.

The Evolution of the Parasite

A parasitic relationship is one in which one organism, the parasite, lives off of another organism, the host, harming it and possibly causing death. The parasite lives on or in the body of the host.

No Mate

Today the European Union Commission president José Manuel Barroso made an impassioned plea to Czech president Václav Klaus to sign the Lisbon treaty, as the commission's mandate is due to end on Sunday 31 October.

However, The Czech Republic's Constitutional Court has adjourned until November 3 and will not rule on the challenge to the European Union's Lisbon Treaty before the next EU summit which starts this Thursday.


In the mean time David Cameron continues to make a Cnut of himself.

President Blair & PM Cameron

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In policy areas that are within the scope of the Union's exclusive competence, Member States may not implement any measures that might jeopardise the efficient attainment of Union-level objectives in those areas. These include common Trade, Agriculture, Fish , Justice and Home Affairs, Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs, Competitiveness, Transport, Telecommunications and Energy, Environment and Education, Youth and Culture.