Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Czech's Could vote No on EU Const.

Fire of Liberty

According to this article in The Financial Times, the Czech Republic is considered to be a serious testing ground on the future of the EU and its Constitution. While a considerable amount of Europe's Prime Ministers have pushed for the "Yes" vote, the Czech Republic's PM Stanislav Gross has called for a "No" vote. In a similar vein as Margaret Thatcher, PM Klus is adamantly opposed to a further EU integration based on Czech nationalism and an opposition to the cradle to grave welfare state socialism emerging in the rest of the EU zone. I thought Klaus put it best about the EU when he noted:
"I am not critical, I am 100 per cent against," Mr Klaus said in Germany recently, warning that the treaty would create a "superior entity that will make us abandon our national democracy, sovereignty and political independence".
Stay tuned, this might get really interesting. I've seen a growing opposition to the EU Constitution through the various press reports out of Europe. You never know what the wise people of Europe will do. I trust their judgment in a referendum more than the people running the show in Brussels. Go for "No"!!!

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