Wednesday, June 01, 2005
A Constitution for Europe:
We the People of Europe, in Order to form a working Union, establish Justice, insure peace and Tranquility, provide for prosperity, the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the European Union upon the majority vote of the peoples of Europe and Legislatures of three fourths of the member States.
Article I
Limited legislative Powers on matters that require European action and cannot be done by member states acting alone is granted to a European Parliament, which shall consist of a Council of Ministers acting as an intergovernmental upper house and the lower house selected by proportional representation as determined by law. Both houses shall determine their own rules and procedures.
Article. II.
The executive Power shall be vested in an elected President of the European community. His terms and duties shall be set by law. As chairman of the European Commission and head of the civil service he shall see that the laws are faithfully executed and appoint Commissioners with the advice and consent of parliament 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 have security of tenure as set by law.
Article IV The parliament, may by two thirds of both Houses shall propose amendments to this Constitution, to be approved by or on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the member States.
Article V all existing EU agencies, laws and treaties continue under this constitution until amended by law.
We the People of Europe, in Order to form a working Union, establish Justice, insure peace and Tranquility, provide for prosperity, the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the European Union upon the majority vote of the peoples of Europe and Legislatures of three fourths of the member States.
Article I
Limited legislative Powers on matters that require European action and cannot be done by member states acting alone is granted to a European Parliament, which shall consist of a Council of Ministers acting as an intergovernmental upper house and the lower house selected by proportional representation as determined by law. Both houses shall determine their own rules and procedures.
Article. II.
The executive Power shall be vested in an elected President of the European community. His terms and duties shall be set by law. As chairman of the European Commission and head of the civil service he shall see that the laws are faithfully executed and appoint Commissioners with the advice and consent of parliament 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 have security of tenure as set by law.
Article IV The parliament, may by two thirds of both Houses shall propose amendments to this Constitution, to be approved by or on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the member States.
Article V all existing EU agencies, laws and treaties continue under this constitution until amended by law.
