January 12, 2006
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RASPUTIN THIS BAD BOY:
The Hague says constitution is 'dead' (Mark Beunderman, 1/11/06, EUOBSERVER)
The Dutch foreign minister Bernard Bot has said the EU constitution is "dead" for the Netherlands, rejecting EU leaders' recent pleas for a resuscitation of the charter.After meeting his Austrian counterpart Ursula Plassnik in The Hague, Mr Bot stated on Wednesday (11 January) "we have discussed the constitution, which for the Netherlands is dead," according to press reports.
Austria, which currently holds the EU presidency, aims at a revival of the treaty, with its leader Wolfgang Schussel declaring on Monday "the constitution is not dead. It is in the middle of a ratification process."
Posted by Orrin Judd at January 12, 2006 7:44 AM
Cue the obligatory Dead Parrot quips.
Posted by: Gideon at January 12, 2006 8:04 AMBy that logic, since we must look to Europe for wisdom in matters of law and governamce, the ERA is still in the midst of a ratification process, as is the DC Vote amendment.
Perhaps there is still hope for the 1926 proposed Child Labor amendment to the US constitution or the 1791 Foreign Titles of Nobility amendment, neither of which had a time limit placed on their ratificiation "life".
Posted by: Dave W at January 12, 2006 1:57 PM