As the Euro dies, the Power grab accelerates...we're waiting...

As the Euro dies, the Power grab accelerates

"The issue referred to by Vanessa of the "opt out before 2014 of the EU legislation on laws such as the European Arrest Warrant etc. " is absolutely crucial. These provisions bring Justice and Home Affairs into the EU's purview.

We must never forget that whoever controls JHA controls the power of using physical force on the bodies of the citizens of a country - it is the heart of state power. If we fail to opt out, then, as I understand it, under Lisbon Brussels can use QMV to bring in Corpus Juris, providing for a European Public Prosecutor with the terrifying powers of arbitrary incarceration IN BRITAIN that such figures have always enjoyed on the continent, and the lethally-armed European Gendarmerie Force paramilitary riot-batallions to make sure that his wishes are obeyed.

The EGF is controlled directly from Brussels, so once they have their boots and their weaponry on our soil we will be virtually under military occupation, and our Parliament will be impotent to stop them. For if Parliament then repeals the ECA72 and orders them to leave, they will disregard Parliament's order, and will seek to enforce the order of the ECJ that will (obviously) rule that our Parliament's Act of repeal is invalid. The EGF might even be ordered by the ECJ to arrest the MPs who voted for the repeal. In which case they would certainly carry out the order. "Newly revealed German government documents reveal that many in Helmut Kohl's Chancellery had deep doubts about a European common currency when it was introduced in 1998. First and foremost, experts pointed to Italy as being the euro's weak link. The early shortcomings have yet to be corrected.It was shortly before his departure to Brussels when the chancellor was overpowered by the sheer magnitude of the moment. Helmut Kohl said that the "weight of history" would become palpable on that weekend; the resolution to establish the monetary union, he said, was a reason for "joyful celebration." ...Soon afterwards, on May 2, 1998, Kohl and his counterparts reached a momentous decision. Eleven countries were to become part of the new European currency, including Germany, France, the Benelux countries -- and Italy. ....14 years later, the weight of history has indeed become extraordinary. But no one is in the mood to celebrate anymore. In fact, the mood was downright somber when current Chancellor Angela Merkel met with her Italian counterpart Mario Monti in Rome six weeks ago. Even as the markets were already prematurely celebrating the end of the euro crisis, the chancellor warned: "Europe hasn't turned the corner yet." She also noted that new challenges would constantly emerge in the coming years. Her host conceded that his country had not even overcome the most critical phase yet, and that the fight to save the currency remained an "ongoing challenge." It didn't take long for the two leaders' concerns to prove justified. The Spanish economy has continued its decline, interest rates for southern European government bonds are rising once again, and election results in both France and Greece have shown that citizens are tired of austerity programs. In short, no one can be certain that the monetary union will survive in the long term....Many of the euro's problems can be traced to its birth defects. For political reasons, countries were included that weren't ready at the time. Furthermore, a common currency cannot survive on the long term if it is not backed by a political union. Even as the euro was being born, many experts warned that currency union members didn't belong together....It didn't take long for the two leaders' concerns to prove justified. The Spanish economy has continued its decline, interest rates for southern European government bonds are rising once again, and election results in both France and Greece have shown that citizens are tired of austerity programs. In short, no one can be certain that the monetary union will survive in the long term....With all of the moaning in Greece from the populace about how onerous are the terms that are being imposed on them, I have yet to hear one single suggestion of a solution to the problem. In case the folks in Greece haven't noticed, their current level of public expenditure is completely unsustainable. Who do they think is going to pay for their largesse? It's a simple fact that the Greek economy cannot generate the wealth necessary to support the massive, bloated state (not like anywhere near enough people pay the taxes required for it anyway...) and all of its waste. So, Greece: what's the solution? How are you going to pay? It's your mess: you got yourselves into it, you get yourselves out of it. Enough moaning. Some solutions, please - or we're going to find solutions for you, and no vote in the world will help you escape these.....We're waiting...