The new European Union - the Empire Returns?
James Lewis
With the signing of the Lisbon Treaty on December 13, 450 million people are now under a new, single government, called the European Union, headquartered in Brussels. Individual countries like Britain and France are yielding their national sovereignty to a new Über-nation. Without ever putting it to a vote of the people, the ruling classes of Europe have pushed through a constitution under the heading of a "treaty," because it was voted down in the form of a Constitution by the people of France and the Netherlands two years ago.
The new Lisbon Treaty will give EU centralized control over:
--civil and criminal law,
--justice and policing,
--immigration,
--public services,
--energy and transportation,
--tourism, space, sport,
--civil rights,
--public health and
--the EU budget
