Comments on: EU Constitution author says referendums can be ignored http://rinf.com/alt-news/politics/eu-constitution-author-says-referendums-can-be-ignored/3981/ Breaking News, Alternative News & Media Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:46:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: 3 year old kid http://rinf.com/alt-news/politics/eu-constitution-author-says-referendums-can-be-ignored/3981/comment-page-1/#comment-86811 3 year old kid Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:08:11 +0000 http://rinf.com/alt-news/?p=3981#comment-86811 Id love to be a Euro-slave, can I put this shovel down now please? Id love to be a Euro-slave, can I put this shovel down now please?

]]> By: William J Right http://rinf.com/alt-news/politics/eu-constitution-author-says-referendums-can-be-ignored/3981/comment-page-1/#comment-85828 William J Right Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:24:07 +0000 http://rinf.com/alt-news/?p=3981#comment-85828 "Europeans, shut up. Because now you should all talk with one voice!" NO! Don't be silent. Vote for Free Europe at www.FreeEurope.info ! “Europeans, shut up. Because now you should all talk with one voice!”
NO! Don’t be silent. Vote for Free Europe at http://www.FreeEurope.info !

]]> By: Denis Cooper http://rinf.com/alt-news/politics/eu-constitution-author-says-referendums-can-be-ignored/3981/comment-page-1/#comment-85038 Denis Cooper Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:17:49 +0000 http://rinf.com/alt-news/?p=3981#comment-85038 The European elections may not be held on June 4 2009. News item yesterday: "The European Parliament should delay its elections if there is a chance the Lisbon Treaty may come into force shortly after the scheduled June 2009 poll date, Romanian MEP Adrian Severin has told PAP. The MEP helped draft new Lisbon rules, such as raising the number of MEPs from 736 to 751." It's to give more time to squeeze in a second referendum in Ireland, and get a "Yes" vote - but would it be legal? Article 190 TEC says "Representatives shall be elected for a term of five years." and the last elections (at least in the UK) were on June 10th 2004. Nevertheless, I suppose it might be legally permissible to have a gap of several months before new MEPs were elected? The European elections may not be held on June 4 2009.

News item yesterday:

“The European Parliament should delay its elections if there is a chance the Lisbon Treaty may come into force shortly after the scheduled June 2009 poll date, Romanian MEP Adrian Severin has told PAP. The MEP helped draft new Lisbon rules, such as raising the number of MEPs from 736 to 751.”

It’s to give more time to squeeze in a second referendum in Ireland, and get a “Yes” vote - but would it be legal?

Article 190 TEC says “Representatives shall be elected for a term of five years.” and the last elections (at least in the UK) were on June 10th 2004.

Nevertheless, I suppose it might be legally permissible to have a gap of several months before new MEPs were elected?

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