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meatcleaver -> RE: Ireland Rejects EU treaty (6/18/2008 12:10:55 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Politesub53
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ORIGINAL: meatcleaver
If you read your own info it says "advisory panel" and "should".
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What is wrong about an organistaion trying to protect the liberties of individuals?
On the first point, the panel mentioned is is an EU panel, which is highly respected. Why do you consider that they would present the EU with "Red herrings" ?
On the second point, there is nothing wrong and i applaud the sentiment, providing it applies to all liberties including religious freedom.
The point is, Britain and many other European countries, members and none members of the EU signed up to the European Charter of Human Rights under the auspices of the Council of Europe (nothing to do with the EU) a good six years before the fledgling EEC was formed so their having to adhre to the convention has nothing to do with the EU. The EU has just incorporated the convention into EU law, nothing else.
If anyone has an objection to what the EU expects of its members, they can take their case to the European Court of Human Rights which was set up by the convention, whose verdict the EU is duty bound to accept.
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