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Europe
’Better no EU constitution than a bad one’
2003-12-05
EFL:
Former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing, who oversaw the power grab drafting of a European Union constitution, warned on Friday against attempts to redraw the charter, saying it would be better to have no deal than a bad one.
Works for me.
He spoke as EU leaders prepare for a crucial summit next week to finalise the constitution, meant to ensure the bloc can function effectively after it expands eastwards from 15 to 25 members next May and its population swells to 450 million. "We would very much like to see the constitution adopted, but let’s be clear about this, we would rather do without a constitution than have one that does not favor France a bad one," he told European Parliamentarians and deputies from member states. Giscard warned some EU governments were trying to undo the work of the convention he headed and which drafted the treaty. "History teaches us that bad constitutions, those which are felt to be unjust or ineffective by the citizens to whom they apply, lead to revolutions or rebellion," he added. "In this particular case I don’t think there will be any barricades being thrown up, but I do think we would see the gradual falling apart of the European Union," he said.
He says this like it’s a bad thing.
Posted by:Steve

#3  Former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing, who oversaw the power grab drafting of a European Union constitution, warned on Friday against attempts to redraw the charter, saying it would be better to have no deal than a bad one.

Calling potential changes to the current charter bad without any specifics on what the changes would be and why they would really be "bad" sounds suspiciously like he simply wants things done his way.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2003-12-5 4:55:51 PM  

#2  Eeeewwww. Whatever already. Pfeh.
Posted by: .com   2003-12-5 1:51:49 PM  

#1  His quote should be "we would rather do without a constitution than have one that I didn't write myself."
Posted by: seafarious   2003-12-5 1:23:45 PM  

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