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democracy pledges and duties

1. Europe-wide elections with a single electoral statute for all States are legally required in all Treaties since Paris, 1951. 'The Assembly shall .. consist of representatives of the peoples  united within the Community  {and) be elected by direct universal suffrage..' Treaty of Paris 1951, articles #20, 21. Elections based on a single procedure were to be agreed by all Member States, all  democracies, on the basis of the most democratic method.  It is a democratic duty at the European level. The Rome treaties 1957 reinforced this by telling the Parliament to draw up proposals for a 'uniform procedure.' 

2.Civil Society should elect representatives in the Economic and Social Committee. (Nice Treaty, Rome, and Paris). The treaties say: "The Committee shall consist of REPRESENTATIVES of the various categories of economic and social activity ... and REPRESENTATIVES of the general public."  Rome Treaties, articles, EAEC #165, EEC #193. IN A DEMOCRACY, THE WORD, "REPRESENTATIVE," MEANS THAT A PERSON IS ELECTED! Evidently, 'representative' does not mean 'I will pick my buddy, and I will let you pick your yesman, too.'  The Treaty of Nice says Consultative Committees should represent 'organised Civil Society' not politicians.

3. All Council meetings should be OPEN to the public. Schuman said: 'councils and committees should be under control of public opinion,' Pour l’Europe, p145. Democracies should be at the service of the people. Agreements should be made with their accord, p145. Why should Councils be secret?

4. The European Commission should be independent of governments, political parties and interest groups. Members should be honest and competent and act as the conscience of Europe, without political bias. Paris #9, EAEC #126, EEC #157. The original Commission, the High Authority, had co-opted members and provisions for REDUCING the number of members, so they could not be considered national nominees. Schuman wanted HALF of the Commission to be co-opted by Commission members, already chosen  as being of proven independence, honesty, European experience and good character.

5. Proper funds for JUSTICE for the deprived, persecuted and victims of bureaucratic abuse. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe says that there are about 90,000 cases outstanding. Where is your commitment to justice and cutting the backlog? What use is a new Charter of Rights with no judges?

6. Open up to public and press the 3000+ secret committees. Ministerial committees (COREPER) deal with citizens’ affairs and vital interests behind closed doors. Then they breed hundreds of other secret subcommittees. They proliferate more. What are you doing about costly bureaucratic mistakes, besides trying to cover them up?

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Results

1. FAIL! LAZINESS! In more than half a century, you have taken NO ACTION!! Why have the governments never published single rules for a Europe-wide election? Each State has its own rules, usually favouring big parties. This DISTORTS MEP numbers, powers and politics in Parliament. (The distorted Parliament is then supposed to elect a politically biased Commission in the Lisbon Treaty revisions!!) It took nearly 30 years before governments held direct elections in 1979, specified in the SAME ARTICLE of the Treaties of Paris, 1951, Rome, 1957, etc.

2. FAIL! Cheating! Members are still picked by governments in secret — illegally. All European NGOs should be registered and then THEY vote on their representatives. EcoSoc, Committee of Regions have real legal powers in treaties. Their democratic Opinions should have the same weight as Parliament's. Instead, they are ignored because the nominees and yesmen/ women do not have legal validity or moral authority as they are NOT democratically elected by legal associations. Already, fifty years ago, Schuman and Reuter said it was cheating to pick members. Why don't you stop?? It's costing consumers millions!

3. FAIL! Deceitful! Treaties say the Council is designed to coordinate the activities of citizens. Why has it never allowed citizens to hear its debates ? Should a  Council of democratic Ministers perpetuate SECRET government like the Supreme Soviet of the USSR? Western democracy was supposed to show 'the enslaved nations' authentic democracy. The Council should not imitate fraudulent Communists!

4. FAIL!   Bullying! Why do you stack the Commission with national politicians?? Commission Presidents like Hallstein, Hirsch and Finet defended the Communities against de Gaulle's undemocratic attacks. They weren't politicians. Under the Lisbon Treaty only card-carrying party members can become Commission President. Jean Monnet, Hirsch, Hallstein, Davignon, Soames would be excluded. Only 2 % of Europeans have cards. You are a political clique who are BULLYING everyone else. The Lisbon treaty revision discriminates against 98% of European citizens.

5. FAIL! You pocket the money for the needy!  Why boast of a great system of Justice, a model for the world, yet you don't fund the judges? Europe's destitute ask Governments: where did the money go? What do you call people who promise one thing and do another?

6. FAIL! Conniving! People do not even know how many secret committees you have to make deals behind their backs! They regulate all citizens' interests! Most of these secret committees should come under the DEMOCRATIC authority of an  elected EcoSoc, EP, CoR! Elected representatives should oversee how tax-payers' money is used on 'European' projects! If democrats fail, they get sacked. Democrats fight fraud!    

Conclusion: RETRAINING REQUIRED! YOU NEED urgently TO IMPROVE YOUR CONDUCT! CHECK THAT YOU KNOW THE DEFINITION OF DEMOCRACY AND HOW IT SHOULD BE APPLIED. YOU NEED TO READ  THE INTELLIGENT CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO THE TREATIES!