Ratification Rat Nest
The nascent (and rapidly shriveling) European Union displays an embarrassing fit of self-mockery. After French voters refused to ratify the Union's constitution, Valery Giscard d'Estaing, the constitution's architect, had this to say:
Which is precisely why, he goes on to say, the people voting to ratify it should never have been allowed to see it. With that attitude, I've no doubt Mr. d'Estaing would have made a wonderful henchman for Joseph Goebbels.
In 1823, Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to President Monroe. Prominent in the letter was this paragraph:
The are also, judging from recent events, nations of eternal cluelessness.
"It is not possible for anyone to understand the full text."
Which is precisely why, he goes on to say, the people voting to ratify it should never have been allowed to see it. With that attitude, I've no doubt Mr. d'Estaing would have made a wonderful henchman for Joseph Goebbels.
In 1823, Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to President Monroe. Prominent in the letter was this paragraph:
I have ever deemed it fundamental for the United States never to take active part in the quarrels of Europe. Their political interests are entirely distinct from ours. Their mutual jealousies, their balance of power, their complicated alliances, their forms and principles of government, are all foreign to us. They are nations of eternal war.
The are also, judging from recent events, nations of eternal cluelessness.
posted by Jar(egg)head at 10:40
1 Comments:
America is here because of incompetent European governments. They tell us from time to time that we should learn from their examples. To this I say, we have. They have shown us virtually everything not to do. Nice having a test bed for bad ideas isn't it?
Later,
N
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