Jul 30
The British Constitution is Alive but Ailing
July 30, 2008 |
Ratification of the Lisbon Treaty Was Unlawful.
In a recent letter to a loyal British subject, a member of the Queen's staff
wrote :
"Policy on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union and the
strengthening of relations between Member States is entirely a matter for
The Queen's Ministers and not one in which it would be constitutionally
appropriate for Her Majesty to intervene".
This statement is untrue, unlawful, and is no more than a willful attempt to
re-write the British constitution by stealth.
The great tragedy for millions of loyal subjects is that the Queen has
allowed it. Grievous damage has been done to the Monarchy, and to the
sovereignty of the British people by events surrounding the Lisbon Treaty.
The Crown's core support has been weakened.
One angry royalist doubtless echoed the sentiments of thousands more when he
told the Queen's secretary: "To give away our Constitution without the
assent of the people, which this government promised would be sought, is
nothing less than treason. I cannot believe Her Majesty can have been made
aware of these realities."
But was she not? During an official visit to Canada in 1964 the Queen gave a
reaffirmation of her 1953 Coronation Oath and constitutional position:
'The role of a constitutional monarch is to personify the democratic State,
to legitimate authority, to assure the legality of its measures and to
guarantee the execution of its popular will.'
That statement is as plain as day. It can mean only that Gordon Brown's
actions in forcing Lisbon through Parliament against the popular will, and
then having Her Majesty grant the Royal Assent with unseemly haste, was
illegal.
Her Majesty failed to guarantee that the popular will prevailed, as she has
successively failed to ensure the British people were given a referendum on
any of the EU's treaties which have undermined the British constitution –
the Single European Act, Treaty of Maastricht, Treaty of Amsterdam, Treaty
of Nice and now the Treaty of Lisbon.
Only the original Treaty of Rome was subjected to a referendum, and that was
retrospective. Worse, the Heath government untruthfully 'sold' to the
British people the idea that we were voting to stay in a free trade area.
Lisbon may prove to be the last straw. It reverses the relationship between
the EU and the member states. No longer the theoretical masters of the house
of Brussels, Lisbon turns the member states into its servants.
The Rule of Law Must Prevail
The importance of the rule of law cannot be overstated. It is the foundation
of every institution.
The rule of law is different from, and more important than, the law itself.
The rule of law limits government's power in principle, to protect
sovereignty and liberty.
Governments that abuse basic constitutional rights cannot claim to be
operating under the rule of law.
The rule of law is especially important and most rigorously tested when
those who are charged with responsibility for protecting the rule of law are
alleged to have broken the law.
As our so-called leaders abuse our most cherished institutions, including
the rule of law, Britain faces a constitutional crisis.
How we resolve it will play a large part in determining Britain's destiny –
a free independent sovereign nation or an anonymous group of regions in a
totalitarian federal super-state.
We desperately need leadership, direction, vision, inspiration and
statesmanship. But where are they? Who in public life today even comes
close?
The countries of Western Europe are our neighbours, and they should be our
friends. They cannot be our masters.
Britain has been a square peg in a European round hole for far too long.
We Want Our Country Back
Ashley Mote MEP
Independent, SE England
The full article may be viewed by clicking here.
http://www.ashleymote.co.uk/The_British_Constitution_is_Alive_but_Ailing.php
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