Daniel Hannan on the Charter of Fundamental Rights

Daniel Hannan, MEP for South East England, speaking on how the European Parliament is ignoring the fact that the European Constitution has been rejected and is carrying on as if the Charter of Fundamental Rights was in force.

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[seciatyldesley]

How can people think Obama is the grand orator after listening to Mr. Hannan. The truth he exudes trumps the best of political speak.

[lelmenhorst]

Can we recruit this guy to come to the US? Maybe we can clone him and replace our entire government!

[mark32811]

@seciatyldesley Obama is such a snake, I'm one of those few Americans pushing for impeachment and real change... Too bad most of my peers have developed a reflex to shut their ears to anything serious or 'scary.'

[draco4506]

@seciatyldesley Should here Obama without a teleprompter. PATHETIC!!!! I just can't believe my well educated and researched vote was cancelled by an absolute moron who only listened to soundbytes. It ticks me off.

[domjuanify]

Daniel Hannan was born in Peru. He is not eligible to work in Europe or GB. He is an illegal immigrant! Repatriate him to Peru and lets keep Paddington Bear. He is from Irish background and we never vote Tory!

[hartley8184]

Well said sir. Brilliant.

But you should mention at 1:10 that the EU WILL be wanting in its respect for human rights eventually because it doesn't respect democracy.

Once they achieve total control in the way Hitler did, they will STOP respecting human rights. They will be totally unaccountable. And we expect a gradual progression from benevolent arrogance to ruthless megalomania within a generation ir two. Gradually we will exist merely to see what the next emporer will do to us.

[naybobdenod]

this guy is fast earning my utmost respect

[sabrinacle]

Amazing. It isnt too far off that the U.S is going to do that too

[mickyh234]

Where do you get this idea that a coloured leader or higher majority of black people in any industry or service is indicative of equality? There is no more equality in employing a black man because he is black, or a stupid person because they are stupid than in refusing to employ them for the very same reason. If you cannot employ/vote for an individual because of their merit and suitability to a placement with no regards to appearance (physically) at all then equality is an illusion!

[Spenner56]

The people do NOT,however,give up most of their autonomy to be told how to live their lives by a small group of un-elected,unacountable and permanent `commissioners´ .

This attempted coup ´d etat is against international law.

UN Covernant on Civil and Political Rights :

Article 1 : All peoples have the right to self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic and cultural development.

`FREELY´!

[mickyh234]

I disagree with your assessment in using that quote against the EU. Think of a democracy as a sort of 'social contract system' (After Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan), the people give up some of their autonomy to their government in allowing them to run the country on their behalf. In a democracy, the government is chosen by free elections which act as this declaration. Where the EU is falty, is that you cannot vote out the people running the show!