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Its problem is democracy. You see, according to those who wish to save the world from self destruction -- such as certain members of the Club of Rome, democratic forms of government must go. Why? Because they believe voters will never allow their elected officials to take the hard steps necessary. Take the recent German elections for example. Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder took some strong, unpopular measures in an attempt to restore Germany's faltering economy. But instead of being thanked for his brave efforts, his Social Democrat party experienced their biggest beating ever Read about it here. And Schroeder wasn't the only EU leader to feel the whip in the EU-wide elections. British PM Tony Blair's party got devastated over his support of America in the Iraqi war. In fact, only the relatively new governments in Spain and Greece escaped the wrath of their voters. In the mean time, the EU beast has some extremely urgent matters on the table. For one thing, it has a war on terror to fight. And for another, it has serious regional conflicts threatening to ignite -- such as Kosovo and the Israeli/Palestinian disputes. And one more thing, it's got America muscling in it's plans for the Mediterranean. What's it to do? This is what I suspect it will do. It will go ahead with it's plans with, or without, the voters. After all, the EU member states may be democratic, but the EU beast itself isn't democratic. It does what it wants to do. So the EU beast has ordered its High Representative Javier Solana to begin setting up his diplomatic offices around the world even though the Constitution hasn't even been approved yet Read about it here. What if the voters don't approve the new Constitution? That's the whole point: That's why it has to move now. You see, the EU beast's greatest threat isn't the war against terror, or regional conflicts, or even America for that matter. The EU beast's greatest threat is democracy. 06-14-04
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