Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-09-24-Speech-3-153"
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". On behalf of Mr Antoni Macierewicz:
It is necessary to underline the undemocratic procedure that led to adoption by the Convention of the draft Constitution. Consensus means a universal agreement, but the text adopted did not enjoy such approval. It is obvious that a document drawn up in violation of democratic principles can benefit neither the citizens, the nations, nor Europe itself.
The draft Constitution changes the fundamental principles through which the EU functions (right of veto, states' voting rights, equal representation in the European Commission etc.). These principles played a significant role in the accession of new states to the Union. Changing those principles is to present them with a
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The draft Constitution aims at establishing a single European state, in which decisions would be taken over the heads of citizens and governments without reference to the referendum as a necessary method of expressing the will of citizens on such a fundamental issue.
Instead of imposing this anti-democratic Constitution on the peoples of Europe, we should work together so that in accordance with democratic principles we can build a true agreement between the nations and citizens of Europe."@en1
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