Thursday, June 02, 2005
A Constitution for Europe: (389 words)
We the People of Europe, in Order to form a functional economic and customs Union, promote social Justice by our member states, insure peace and Tranquility, promote the Welfare and prosperity of our peoples, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do establish this Constitution for the confederation of sovereign nations that voluntarily make up the European Union. It takes effect upon the votes by the Legislatures or peoples of four fifth (20) of the member States.
Article I
Limited legislative Powers over objectives that cannot be achieved by the member states or individuals acting alone but can only be achieved at Union level, is granted to a European Parliament, which shall consist of a Council of Ministers (COM) acting as an intergovernmental upper house and the lower house (MEPs members = no more than 10 X COM) selected by proportional representation as determined by law. Each house shall determine their membership, rules and procedures.
Article. II.
The executive Power shall be vested in an elected President, by qualified majority in the COM for a term three years, renewable once. His/her duties shall be set by law. As chairman of the European Commission (EC) and head of the civil service he/she shall see that the laws are faithfully executed. He/she shall appoint Commissioners with the advice and consent of COM and the executive as a whole must be confirmed by the MEPs as determined by law.
Article. III.
The judicial Power of the European Union shall be vested in one Supreme Court and in such inferior Courts as the parliament may from time to time establish. The Judges shall be nominated by the President with the advice and consent of the COM and have security of tenure as set by law.
Article IV The parliament, may by two thirds of both Houses propose amendments to this Constitution, to be approved by or on the Application of the Legislatures of three fourths of the member States.
Article V all existing EU agencies, laws, institutions and treaties not in direct conflict continue under this constitution until amended by law, treaty or constitutional amendment. "The Constitution and law adopted by the Union institutions in exercising competence conferred upon it by the Constitution shall have primacy over the law of the member states."
We the People of Europe, in Order to form a functional economic and customs Union, promote social Justice by our member states, insure peace and Tranquility, promote the Welfare and prosperity of our peoples, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do establish this Constitution for the confederation of sovereign nations that voluntarily make up the European Union. It takes effect upon the votes by the Legislatures or peoples of four fifth (20) of the member States.
Article I
Limited legislative Powers over objectives that cannot be achieved by the member states or individuals acting alone but can only be achieved at Union level, is granted to a European Parliament, which shall consist of a Council of Ministers (COM) acting as an intergovernmental upper house and the lower house (MEPs members = no more than 10 X COM) selected by proportional representation as determined by law. Each house shall determine their membership, rules and procedures.
Article. II.
The executive Power shall be vested in an elected President, by qualified majority in the COM for a term three years, renewable once. His/her duties shall be set by law. As chairman of the European Commission (EC) and head of the civil service he/she shall see that the laws are faithfully executed. He/she shall appoint Commissioners with the advice and consent of COM and the executive as a whole must be confirmed by the MEPs as determined by law.
Article. III.
The judicial Power of the European Union shall be vested in one Supreme Court and in such inferior Courts as the parliament may from time to time establish. The Judges shall be nominated by the President with the advice and consent of the COM and have security of tenure as set by law.
Article IV The parliament, may by two thirds of both Houses propose amendments to this Constitution, to be approved by or on the Application of the Legislatures of three fourths of the member States.
Article V all existing EU agencies, laws, institutions and treaties not in direct conflict continue under this constitution until amended by law, treaty or constitutional amendment. "The Constitution and law adopted by the Union institutions in exercising competence conferred upon it by the Constitution shall have primacy over the law of the member states."
