John Baron MP: The Twelve Days of the European Union – 2

2 – Two ‘No’ votes to the EU Constitution, which proves the EU ignores democracy

As we approach the final furlong to the EU referendum, and with the necessary apologies to the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’, John Baron MP is sharing his ‘Twelve Days of the European Union’, setting out why we should vote to leave on 23rd June. Further daily instalments to follow.

In 2005, French and Dutch voters rejected the EU Constitution – only for the EU to rehash a substantially similar document in the Treaty of Lisbon, which came into force in 2009. This underscores the EU’s uneasy relationship with democracy, and its tendency to pass over the wishes of the electorate when convenient. Irish voters rejected the Treaty of Nice in 2001, only for the referendum to be re-run the following year with the desired result.

John said,

“The EU often forgets that power should only be wielded with the consent of the people, and that politicians are their servants, not their masters. Over the years, Britain has surrendered too much sovereignty to the unelected officials in Brussels, which is why we should vote to leave to wrest full control of our country back to the elected MPs at Westminster.”

Quote of the Day:

‘The ‘no’ votes were a demand for more Europe, not less.’
(Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission, 1999-2004)