Let me strip this down to its bare essentials...
1. It is up to MPs whether We, The People, have a referendum on the Constitution. If not, they have to ratify it of their own accord.
2. Most (all?) MPs who are against having a referendum are in favour of the constitution. Sod them.
3. Some MPs (for example Keith Vaz, the fat corrupt shit) are in favour of a referendum, but have clearly stated they would campaign for a 'Yes' vote. Honest in their dishonesty. Sod them as well.
4. Some MPs, for example the Lib Dems have pushed the boat out even further, and want to try and call people's bluff by calling for a straight ''In' or 'Out' referendum. Which I would welcome and I'd cheerfully go leafletting for "Out", but I suspect that the public is not ready for this yet. So sod them as well as well.
5. Only 30 MPs have so far signed up for EDM 1584, calling for a referendum. I suspect that the bulk of these would campaign for a 'No' vote in a referendum.
6. But, of the MPs who haven't signed up to EDM 1584, e.g. David Davies, who was on Question Time this evening, yapping on about 'trust' and about 'it was in Labour's manifesto' and stating he was in favour of a referendum, how many of these f***s, who have said that they are in favour of a referendum, how many of them have said that they would then campaign for a 'no' vote?
7. And, just to round things off, how many MPs have openly said that if there is no referendum, that they would vote against ratifying the Constitution?
How many?
That's not a rhetorical question, BTW, I'd like to know.
Friday 19 October 2007
Ratifying the EU Constitution (2)
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Im a bit more optimistic than you.
Brown trousers is going through it line by line in the commons, which will take 3 month min.
After that it has to go through the Lords in much the same way, and then its back to the commons, and as TB gave the MPs plenty of time off so not to interfere, parliamentary time is at a premium.
Then theres the tossing the law about between the two will take a fair bit of time. so next year will be all about the EU con-stitution
Another thing Brown trousers is banking on is the Tories fighting about it and his own side getting bored, so imagine this, the Brown Trousers government are on the back foot and low in the polls with trust running out (if any left).
A young NuLab turk or indeed a grandee sees their chance to use the issue to unseat Brown trousers and give the marginal labour MPs a chance in the next election.
Brown has no personal mandate, and no explicit moral authority not to have a referendum. its Dave who holds the aces now.
Another thing is that Trad Labour voters are pissed about Immigration and a lot of then have made the connection with the EU.
The game as only just begun.
Thanks, that has cheered me up no end.
I can boil it down to an even shorter question "Dear MP, will you vote against ratifying the con-stitution if there is no referendum in favour?"
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