AMENDMENT TO: Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union= and the Treaty establishing the European Community (Brussels, 3 December 2007)<= /title> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"country-region"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=3DEN-US style=3D'tab-interval:36.0pt'> <div class=3DSection1> HUMAN RIGHTS:<o:p></o:p> EU’S PRIORITY OF EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS AGENDA <o:p></o:p></spa= n> NOT IN <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">UK</st= 1:place></st1:country-region>’S INTEREST OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY<o:p></o:p> [ARTICLE 1a]<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <table class=3DMsoTableGrid border=3D0 cellspacing=3D0 cellpadding=3D0 style=3D'border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:480;mso-padding-alt:0cm= 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <tr style=3D'mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=3D581 valign=3Dtop style=3D'width:436.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm= 5.4pt'> <o:p> </o:p></= p> AMENDMENT TO: Treaty of <st1:C= ity w:st=3D"on">Lisbon</st1:City> amending the Treaty on European Union and t= he Treaty establishing the European Community (<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:C= ity w:st=3D"on">Lisbon</st1:City></st1:place>, 13 December 2007)<o:p></o:p><= /span> </td> </tr> </table> = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = <o:p></o:p> <div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'> Policy Area: <o:p></o:p> Treaty= on European Union, Title I, Common Provisions, Article 1a<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p>&= nbsp;</o:p> <div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'> <st1:place w:st=3D"on"= ><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Lisb= on</st1:City></st1:place> Treaty Article:<o:p></o:p></spa= n> “3) The following Article 1a shall be inserted:<o:p></o:p> ARTICLE 1a<o:p></o:p> The <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Union</st1:place> is f= ounded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, t= he rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities. These values are common to the Member States in a society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidar= ity and equality between women and men prevail."<o:p></o:p> </div> = &nb= sp; <o:p></o:p> <div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'> Consolidated Treaty Article:<o:p></o:p> n/a<o:= p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'> Explanation: <o:p></o:p> The de= tailed entitlement of rights – embodied in the Articles of the Lisbon Treaty= and the new Charter of Fundamental Rights – will represent a massive chan= ge in the way in which people are governed and who they are governed by. It is true that the Union values are already established and clarified in several= of the Treaty Articles. The existing Article 6 of the TEU states that “<= /span>The Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law, principles which are common to the Member States”, whilst the TEC̵= 7;s Preamble refers to “peace and liberty”, and Article 2 TEC refer= s to “equality between men and women.” The present statement of R= 20;rights of persons belonging to minorities” is new to the Lisbon Treaty. <o:p= ></o:p> <o:p>&= nbsp;</o:p> This l= atter change is intended to create new sets of social rights legislation which ar= e to be accorded to different minorities. Although it implies positive changes, = this has obvious negative consequences – the <st1:country-region w:st=3D"o= n"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">United Kingdom</st1:place></st1:country-region> has already su= ffered under excessive and unreasoned human rights legislation, blossoming under t= he passing of the Human Rights Act in 1998, which implemented the European Convention of Human Rights. This was to the great detriment of the British people and will be further exacerbated as the British people are increasing= ly forced to live under a European ‘minority rights’ agenda, not o= nly out of character with British political culture but running counter to the equal application of the rule of law. <o:p></o:p> <o:p>&= nbsp;</o:p> This Article assembles those values which it deem= s to be the Union values. However, Member States assign different priorities to = the different Union values and the precise ordering of values within a national culture informs the way in which they are to be governed. The British peopl= e do not want to be governed by a European government under an oppressive set of politically instructive doctrine of European rights. That is exactly what t= he Lisbon Treaty is demanding of them. <o:p></o:p> <o:p>&= nbsp;</o:p> Furthe= rmore, the Union – which claims to assert such a body of human rights –= ; has not been founded on democracy, and to a large degree, it is recognised as u= ndemocratic (most notably because the greater part of its law-making officials are unelected). There is no singular European demos which can provide the EU wit= h a democratic basis. People do not identify and are not involved in the decisi= ons made by the EU. They largely consider the EU a bureaucratic machine. The Eu= ropean Commission which has the immense power to propose legislation – and n= ow proposes laws which make up over 60 per cent of <st1:country-region w:st=3D= "on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Britain</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s statute book – is not an elected body, and it is unaccountable. The Commissioner&#= 8217;s meetings, from which laws are derived, are held behind close doors. That do= es not do justice to the claim that the <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Union</st1:plac= e> is founded on democracy, freedom or the rule of law, all of which are compromi= sed by the primary assertion of the human rights. <o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>

MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Location: file:///C:/D8679A81/Article1a.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" AMENDMENT TO: Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union= and the Treaty establishing the European Community (Brussels, 3 December 2007)<= /title> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"country-region"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=3DEN-US style=3D'tab-interval:36.0pt'> <div class=3DSection1> HUMAN RIGHTS:<o:p></o:p> EU’S PRIORITY OF EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS AGENDA <o:p></o:p></spa= n> NOT IN <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">UK</st= 1:place></st1:country-region>’S INTEREST OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY<o:p></o:p> [ARTICLE 1a]<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <table class=3DMsoTableGrid border=3D0 cellspacing=3D0 cellpadding=3D0 style=3D'border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:480;mso-padding-alt:0cm= 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <tr style=3D'mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=3D581 valign=3Dtop style=3D'width:436.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm= 5.4pt'> <o:p> </o:p></= p> AMENDMENT TO: Treaty of <st1:C= ity w:st=3D"on">Lisbon</st1:City> amending the Treaty on European Union and t= he Treaty establishing the European Community (<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:C= ity w:st=3D"on">Lisbon</st1:City></st1:place>, 13 December 2007)<o:p></o:p><= /span> </td> </tr> </table> = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = <o:p></o:p> <div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'> Policy Area: <o:p></o:p> Treaty= on European Union, Title I, Common Provisions, Article 1a<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p>&= nbsp;</o:p> <div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'> <st1:place w:st=3D"on"= ><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Lisb= on</st1:City></st1:place> Treaty Article:<o:p></o:p></spa= n> “3) The following Article 1a shall be inserted:<o:p></o:p> ARTICLE 1a<o:p></o:p> The <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Union</st1:place> is f= ounded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, t= he rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities. These values are common to the Member States in a society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidar= ity and equality between women and men prevail."<o:p></o:p> </div> = &nb= sp; <o:p></o:p> <div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'> Consolidated Treaty Article:<o:p></o:p> n/a<o:= p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div style=3D'mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt'> Explanation: <o:p></o:p> The de= tailed entitlement of rights – embodied in the Articles of the Lisbon Treaty= and the new Charter of Fundamental Rights – will represent a massive chan= ge in the way in which people are governed and who they are governed by. It is true that the Union values are already established and clarified in several= of the Treaty Articles. The existing Article 6 of the TEU states that “<= /span>The Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law, principles which are common to the Member States”, whilst the TEC̵= 7;s Preamble refers to “peace and liberty”, and Article 2 TEC refer= s to “equality between men and women.” The present statement of R= 20;rights of persons belonging to minorities” is new to the Lisbon Treaty. <o:p= ></o:p> <o:p>&= nbsp;</o:p> This l= atter change is intended to create new sets of social rights legislation which ar= e to be accorded to different minorities. Although it implies positive changes, = this has obvious negative consequences – the <st1:country-region w:st=3D"o= n"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">United Kingdom</st1:place></st1:country-region> has already su= ffered under excessive and unreasoned human rights legislation, blossoming under t= he passing of the Human Rights Act in 1998, which implemented the European Convention of Human Rights. This was to the great detriment of the British people and will be further exacerbated as the British people are increasing= ly forced to live under a European ‘minority rights’ agenda, not o= nly out of character with British political culture but running counter to the equal application of the rule of law. <o:p></o:p> <o:p>&= nbsp;</o:p> This Article assembles those values which it deem= s to be the Union values. However, Member States assign different priorities to = the different Union values and the precise ordering of values within a national culture informs the way in which they are to be governed. The British peopl= e do not want to be governed by a European government under an oppressive set of politically instructive doctrine of European rights. That is exactly what t= he Lisbon Treaty is demanding of them. <o:p></o:p> <o:p>&= nbsp;</o:p> Furthe= rmore, the Union – which claims to assert such a body of human rights –= ; has not been founded on democracy, and to a large degree, it is recognised as u= ndemocratic (most notably because the greater part of its law-making officials are unelected). There is no singular European demos which can provide the EU wit= h a democratic basis. People do not identify and are not involved in the decisi= ons made by the EU. They largely consider the EU a bureaucratic machine. The Eu= ropean Commission which has the immense power to propose legislation – and n= ow proposes laws which make up over 60 per cent of <st1:country-region w:st=3D= "on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Britain</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s statute book – is not an elected body, and it is unaccountable. The Commissioner&#= 8217;s meetings, from which laws are derived, are held behind close doors. That do= es not do justice to the claim that the <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Union</st1:plac= e> is founded on democracy, freedom or the rule of law, all of which are compromi= sed by the primary assertion of the human rights. <o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>