Steven Den Beste discusses one European lawmaker’s view of the proletariat. He also links to a blog new to me, Porphyrogenitus.
Their thoughts are worth reading. Basically, a Danish representative to the EU derides the idea of a referendum on joining the EU because “Referenda are in fact pure gambling. There is no guarantee of a positive outcome, unfortunately.”
Don’t be too shocked. Our political “betters” look at us the same way. I just ranted about the ACLU and their suit in support of polygamy. The same mentality is at work here. How many societal and cultural issues have been brought before our courts for decisions? We have a long list of programs in this country which were never authorized constitutionally. Why? Because politicians know how hard it is to get an amendment passed and ratified. So the focus has become putting judges on the courts who will decide “properly.”
They know better than we do. We should just let them run things the way they want. Anyone else have problems with that?
Porphyrogenitus is a great blogger. But it’s taken me months to be able to spell his name confidently…
Comment by Sarah — January 28, 2004 @ 12:23 am
Sarah, between reading difficulties and typing difficulties I have the same problem with most of the blogs. I generally put the blogs I run across into the “Favorites” and stop worrying about it.
Comment by rabidfox — January 28, 2004 @ 9:40 am
The EU and the Voting Citizen
Steven Den Beste is already all over this one, and I don’t really have anything to add, but I can’t resist blogging this, because it’s so revealing of the contempt for the electorate that is at the heart of the
Trackback by porphyrogenitus.net — January 27, 2004 @ 7:15 pm