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Why the EU Constitution is bad for Britain and bad for the US
By Charles Moore / Telegraph
In the stern old pre-Vatican II days, Roman Catholics used to be instructed not to read the Bible by themselves. The theory was that, if they did so, they might misunderstand what it meant and commit the error of "private judgment". Reading the Bible on your own was a Protestant idea, dangerous in the heady freedom it would give you. You might end up coming to your own conclusions.
The US Constitution begins, famously, "We the People…". The European Union Constitution begins, "His Majesty the King of the Belgians…". That gives you a fair idea of the different spirit of each document.
I wonder if such a notion still lingers in the attitude of European governments to another process that began in Rome – the treaties that establish and extend the European Union .............
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