no, i did not misspell "practical" in the title. "practicable" is a word that suggests that something is not only sensible to do, but that it is capable of being done. in the instant case, europeans cannot oppose their supranational euro union on immigration matters. they are trussed up like a christmas goose, ready for baking and basting: they have already been led to the slaughter.
it was called the "lisbon" treaty.
i am going to set out some provisions from the european charter of fundamental rights of the european union, adopted along with the lisbon treaty in calendar year 2007. you are going to read them, and you will realize that the european people have no political recourse against their "leaders," e.g., the politicians, diplomats and warm fuzzy commie leftists who have committed europe to a demographic collision course with muslim immigration.
the continent is to be swamped, as predicted.
well, why fiddle faddle around. it is pretty simply when you read the law, essentially the euro union bizarro universe version of our bill of rights. without further ado, here are the provisions which govern this issue.
actually, if you are in a big hurry, just skip down the charter text to those chapters beginning with no.'s 52 et. seq.
short. not so sweet. the rights "enshrined" in the euro union charter are not immutable. in fact, they are readily mutable, and are to be balanced by the euro union one against the other, and any tensions between them "resolved" by the euro union. read it here.
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http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2007:303:0001:0016:EN:PDF -- charter of human rights, as adopted at the lisbon treaty.
CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Preamble
The peoples of Europe, in creating an ever closer union among them, are resolved to share a peaceful future based on common values.
Conscious of its spiritual and moral heritage, the Union is founded on the indivisible, universal values of human dignity, freedom, equality and solidarity; it is based on the principles of democracy and the rule of law. It places the individual at the heart of its activities, by establishing the citizenship of the
Union and by creating an area of freedom, security and justice.
The Union contributes to the preservation and to the development of these common values while respecting the diversity of the cultures and traditions of the peoples of Europe as well as the national identities of the Member States and the organisation of their public authorities at national, regional and local levels; it seeks to promote balanced and sustainable development and ensures free movement of persons, services, goods and capital, and the freedom of establishment. [sound familiar? the precise rights which are ensured in each of the euro-med “association agreements,” such as are also extended to foreign nationals in “association” countries, and to their citizens.]
To this end, it is necessary to strengthen the protection of fundamental rights in the light of changes in society, social progress and scientific and technological developments by making those rights more visible in a Charter.
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Article 10
Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
1. Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right includes freedom to change religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or in private, to manifest religion or belief, in worship, teaching, practice and observance.
2. The right to conscientious objection is recognised, in accordance with the national laws governing the exercise of this right.
C 303/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 14.12.2007
Article 11
Freedom of expression and information
1. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers.
2. The freedom and pluralism of the media shall be respected.
[hint: see article 52, below, to see how any “tension” between the assertion of a right of free speech as against another’s right to religious freedom is to be balanced by the euro union.]
Article 12
Freedom of assembly and of association
1. Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and to freedom of association at all levels, in particular in political, trade union and civic matters, which implies the right of everyone to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his or her interests.
2. Political parties at Union level contribute to expressing the political will of the citizens of the Union.
Article 15
Freedom to choose an occupation and right to engage in work
1. Everyone has the right to engage in work and to pursue a freely chosen or accepted occupation.
2. Every citizen of the Union has the freedom to seek employment, to work, to exercise the right of establishment and to provide services in any Member State.
3. Nationals of third countries who are authorised to work in the territories of the Member States are entitled to working conditions equivalent to those of citizens of the Union.
Article 19
Protection in the event of removal, expulsion or extradition
1. Collective expulsions are prohibited.
2. No one may be removed, expelled or extradited to a State where there is a serious risk that he or
she would be subjected to the death penalty, torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment.
TITLE III
EQUALITY
Article 20
Equality before the law
Everyone is equal before the law.
C 303/6 EN Official Journal of the European Union 14.12.2007
Article 21
Non-discrimination
1. Any discriminationbased on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation shall be prohibited.
2. Within the scope of application of the Treaties and without prejudice to any of their specific provisions, any discrimination on grounds of nationality shall be prohibited.
Article 22
Cultural, religious and linguistic diversity
The Union shall respect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity.
Article 34
Social security and social assistance
1. The Union recognises and respects the entitlement to social security benefits and social services providing protection in cases such as maternity, illness, industrial accidents, dependency or old age, and in the case of loss of employment, in accordance with the rules laid down by Union law and national
laws and practices.
2. Everyone residing and moving legally within the European Union is entitled to social security benefits and social advantages in accordance with Union law and national laws and practices. [this applies to all foreign nationals in the union who are there by way of “association agreements” between the member states and other nations, e.g., egyptians via the euro-med & egypt “agreement of association.]
3. In order to combat social exclusion and poverty, the Union recognises and respects the right to social and housing assistance so as to ensure a decent existence for all those who lack sufficient resources, in accordance with the rules laid down by Union law and national laws and practices.
Article 45
Freedom of movement and of residence
1. Every citizen of the Union has the right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States.
2. Freedom of movement and residence may be granted, in accordance with the Treaties, to nationals of third countries legally resident in the territory of a Member State.
Article 52
Scope and interpretation of rights and principles
1. Any limitationon the exercise of the rights and freedoms recognised by this Charter must be provided for by law and respect the essence of those rights and freedoms. Subject to the principle of proportionality, limitations may be made only [: a.]if they are necessary and genuinely meet objectives of general interestrecognised by the Union or [:b.]the need to protect the rights and freedoms of others. [italics & parens added:jjjay.]
2. Rights recognised by this Charter for which provision is made in the Treaties shall be exercised under the conditions and within the limits defined by those Treaties.
3. In so far as this Charter contains rights which correspond to rights guaranteed by the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the meaning and scope of those rights shall be the same as those laid down by the said Convention. This provision shall not prevent Union law providing more extensive protection.
4. In so far as this Charter recognises fundamental rights as they result from the constitutional traditions common to the Member States, those rights shall be interpreted in harmony with those traditions.
14.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 303/13
5. The provisions of this Charter which contain principles may be implemented by legislative and executive acts taken by institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union, and by acts of Member States when they are implementing Union law, in the exercise of their respective powers. They shall be judicially cognisable only in the interpretation of such acts and in the ruling on their legality.
6. Full account shall be taken of national laws and practices as specified in this Charter.
7. The explanations drawn up as a way of providing guidance in the interpretation of this Charter shall be given due regard by the courts of the Union and of the Member States.
Article 53
Level of protection
Nothing in this Charter shall be interpreted as restricting or adversely affecting human rights and fundamental freedoms as recognised, in their respective fields of application, by Union law and international law and by international agreements to which the Union or all the Member States are party, including the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and by the Member States' constitutions.
Article 54
Prohibition of abuse of rights
Nothing in this Charter shall be interpreted as implying any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms recognised in this Charter or at their limitation to a greater extent than is provided for herein. [e.g., you cannot engage in any speech or activity if it destroys the rights of others as recognized in the charter.]
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the above text adapts the wording of the charter proclaimed on 7 december 2000, and will replace it as from the date of entry into force of the treaty of lisbon.
the rights to “free speech”, are not absolute to the person, nor are they to be exercised without limitation. the precise dimension of this "right" of free speech is determined in accordance with the language and procedures of article 52. the "right of free expression" may be limited by the european union, if it is reasonably necessary to advance the interests of the union, or if necessary to protect the rights and freedom of others. you may rest assured that as immigrants spill into the union from muslim north africa that voices will be raised in opposition, but they will be silenced by the need to preserve social order and to preserve binding international treaty obligations. in addition, the avoidance of social conflict engendered by religious discussion or religious controversy will also premise limitation of the right to criticize or discuss islam.
you will note that though the charter declarations sound like those in our own bill of rights, they are not in fact the same, not even remotely. this whole business in article 52 establishes a dominate european view that such rights are not absolute, and not derivative of rights existing prior to the adoption of the euro union charter, in contradistinction to the common law view held in the united states that such rights were precedent to the formation of the government, and that they belonged to each individual under closely held doctrines of natural law. this is also, of course, to be distinguished from the view taken by john locke, sir thomas blackstone, the views of "publius" espoused in the "federalist papers," and as held by the masons (knights templar) who established our government. and, finally, this is to be distinguished from the view on natural law/rights as adopted by the recent supreme court ruling in heller vs. city of washington d.c., in which the united states supreme court held that the right to bear firearms inheres in every citizen, and is a natural law right preceding the formation of our union.
two observations shall end this paper, both stemming from my last observations on the supreme court holding in heller.
in the euro charter, did you notice an article on the right to keep and bear firearms?
and, if you wish to express your views against islam or the immigration into europe of millions upon millions of muslims, to whom do you appeal to determine the extent of your right so to express yourself? why, to the very leftists who foisted this upon you in the first place.
muslim immigration into europe is a done deal, my friends.
john jay @ 01.09.2009
JJ
EU laws are just paper laws, made without any consultation with the people of Europe. EU laws are therefore just like the EU itself, a paper organisation fully staffed with placemen and bureaucrats, who will fold like a house of cards at the first whiff of powder.
What encourages me in this view is what happened when Italians decided to take their anger out on the Roma, when a Roma had raped and murdered an Italian woman (European and EU citizens). Italians wanted them out, and set about twisting the Italian government. The government, wholly committed to the EU took fright, and started the deportations. Meanwhile the EU, which should have called the troops out against Italians, or warned the Italian government against any such action, simply kept its head down. They realized that if they interfered, they would be held responsible, and unlike the Italian government, Italians have even greater contempt for the EU.
We will pull out of this the moment we start a fire.
Posted by: DP111 | January 10, 2010 at 12:12 PM
dp111:
i admire your pluck, but i think that you are whistling in the wind.
from what i can see, the euros are incapable of precious little along the lines you see, except for rioting over football matches during the cup.
yes, the euro laws are written on paper. just as all the treaties creating the euro, and the euro mark, and regulating almost all aspects of european and british life.
just as the treaties with the north african nations setting up the immigration policies we speak of, signed by the euro union, and by representatives of each state in the euro union, and ratified by each state in the euro union.
and, i would remind you of something else, touched on in my latest post, above.
the hate speech laws such as the dutch law under which geert wilders is prosecuted, are laws of the individual states. wilders is prosecuted under dutch laws, by a dutch court and dutch prosecutors.
do you think it chance that the euros & the dutch has picked on a dutch member of parliament, one who would stand a good chance of being prime minister if elections were held tomorrow?
no, it is not chance.
they make a point.
and, no euro rises to oppose the point. they curtail his speech to preserve order, and no dutch man rises to disturb that order.
john jay
Posted by: john jay | January 10, 2010 at 01:15 PM
JJ
The EU has been successful because it has kept out of the limelight. They rule from behind the curtain.
The EU got greedy though. Not content with ruling from behind the curtain, they wanted the adulation as well.
I believe this has been a mistake. The EU will become unpopular, as our own politicians, afraid for their future, will point the finger at the EU. There is much that is going to go wrong, and the EU will catch the blame.
Now JJ, it seems black at the moment, but if we lose the hope that we will win, then we will have lost anyway.
I have greater fear for the USA - unlike Europe, it has nothng intrinsic to secure it.
Posted by: DP111 | January 11, 2010 at 07:51 AM
The armed citizenry with a spirit of liberty is our intrinsic security, DP.
Posted by: Robert | February 13, 2010 at 07:20 PM