Do Britons have any idea of the importance of EU Article 6?

Question

Article 6, due to be signed by our leaders next summer means that the EU constitution has primacy over our constitution.

The EU Constitution gives the EU absolute power in clauses I-12 to I-27. (Clause I-18 alone is enough: the EU can just give itself any powers, unilaterally.) The EU unquestionably will have the power to close Parliament whenever it so chooses.

Do Britons realise the importance of this?

If so, what are the estimates (in percentage) of the general population being aware of this?

Answer 1

You will know that The Heath Government took the country to vote in a referendum to decide  if we should join "The Common Market". We were not told then and few seem to understand now that the "Yes" vote on this began us on an irreversible pathway into "the Federal States of Europe"

Europe, undesirable as it is, is inevitable. A bit like income tax really -or the grave.

Answer 2

Yes!!!!that`s why we should get the h**l out of that fascist organisation!.

Answer 3

The majority of us probably do know about this but non of us want to stand up and protest because we'd probably be thrown into the back of transit van, and shipped off to some far away prison or institution.  Plus, even if you could persuade thousands to join a march, permission for the march would probably be denied.

We've had several referendom promises from the Labour party of the UK but these are just lies, empty promises.  They know they are on their way out but they are trying to stay in long enough to pass EU laws which mean that they can still run the country from outside its boundries.

Lets hope that the newly elected government of this country has some clever tricks up its sleaves.

Answer 4

I have tried over the last few weeks to explain this but most people are so dumbed down they either do not believe it or just don't care

They also have the power to tell governments what they should do.

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/ind...

His nibs you sound like the t**t to me explain the Lisbon treaty for all our benefit?

As your obviously a scholar of course.

Juicy have you not noticed that governments tend to be unreliable and as conservative labour and lib dems agree with the EU which government would that be.

Answer 5

That is from the defunct EU Constitution, the EU Reform Treaty Article 6 is in relation to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms which both the UK and Poland have opted out of.

Also the EU cannot do anything not conferred to it by the treaties, those powers rest with the member states, this is in Article 2(6) as well as Article 3a(1) and all of Article 3b.

Answer 6

Yes and that is why I regard the signatory of this   disgusting treaty as a traitor

Answer 7

now thanks to you, 0.001%

does that mean if the EU decides to destroy the US we'd have to aswell?

Answer 8

Do you realise that the UK doesn't have a constitution?

No...because you don't know what you are talking about.

Stupid.  No scholars would agree with that nonsense..

Pretentious t**t.

Do your own f*c*i*g homework.

Answer 9

It's an interesting subject of power. More (global) decentralisation of government? But all new proposals would be something negotiated, discussed by all members, with different economic, political interests at heart, surely? Not just some bulldozer decision making we all would have to stick to. What about abstaining? What if it would improve standards in the quality, standards of vital provisions and conditions we all so desperately desire; schools, housing, transport, workers rights, nat.min.wage...  Are people also worried about losing something British? Or retaining the foundations of our politics but also gaining a 'modification'?

The general public is usually aware when they feel the effects of such political changes but I hope it's all for the better and I will read up on this a bit because it is baffling stuff. There is also the press that will whip up a lot of scaremongering soon.

Answer 10

We don't have a constitution. I think a United States of Europe is the way forward and Britain should play a leading part in it.