The New EU Constitution IS SHIT!

[redstar2000]

Doug Ireland is a sort of "left-liberal"...but he slams the new EU Constitution very capably here...

http://direland.typepad.com/direland/2005/...a.html#comments (http://direland.typepad.com/direland/2005/04/the_new_europea.html#comments)

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[ÑóẊîöʼn]

Constitutions are a bad idea full stop.

[Yazman]

Constitutions are a bad idea full stop.

Why do you say that?

[fernando]

The whole united Europe is designed for the large companies and the elite, the proletariat and anybody who isnt running a big company is getting ripped off by it. The Euro is a great example of this, many people in the Netherlands end up paying 2 times as much for products before we had the Euro...

Also this consitution wants us to change our drug policy...FUCK THAT!

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

Originally posted by [email protected] 24 2005, 05:59 AM

Constitutions are a bad idea full stop.

Why do you say that?
Because they are no garuantee of an immutable set of rights/laws anyway? **coughamendmentscough**

[Edelweiss]

I haven't read the full text now, but it's main thesis seems to be that "the new European Constitution is not a step toward a stronger Europe, but will actually lessen European influence on the world stage.", but I don't know if that is true at all. I can say that from a European, leftist perspective this criticism seems pretty strange, because the militarism (the constitution obligates all EU member states to rearm!), the obvious imperialist ambitions which the constitution includes, just ARE one of the major points of criticism, beside the neo-liberal policies which it includes. To say that the constitution is bad because Europe could LOSE in the imperialist competion is totally pointless for us as socialists IMO.

Leftist criticism of the EU constitution from a European, leftist perspective:
http://www.communistpartyofireland.ie/caec.html
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/feb2005/spai-f23.shtml
http://www.swp.ie/socialistworker/2005/sw2...orker-236-2.htm (http://www.swp.ie/socialistworker/2005/sw236/socialistworker-236-2.htm)

[BOZG]

In all honesty, when you're looking for criticisms from the SWP and CPI thinks are going down hill.

[bolshevik butcher]

I don't think in all honesty the eu conitution would have that big an affect on europe.