From Mr R. Sammut

I salute the people of France for their heroic act by defying their politicians and the ill-founded politics of a confused EU. In spite of the substantial government propaganda to persuade the them to vote “yes” and accept the proposed European Constitution, the majority of the French electorate voted “No”. As your readers are aware, this is not the first time the French had started a revolution in Europe. More than 200 years ago, in 1789 to be exact, Louis XVI was forced to summon the States General, and when the nobility attempted to dominate proceedings, the commons formed its own National Assembly. Riots followed, the Bastille was stormed, and the Assembly proclaimed the Declaration of the Rights of Man. The feudal system was abolished and in September 1791, the king accepted a new Constitution. However, his lack of cooperation led to the proclamation of a republic and in January 1793, Louis was executed.

Today, more than 200 years since that historic event, the French have once more have reversed the tide of European bureaucrats' dominance of Europeans' lives and souls. They have sent a strong message to the selfish, megalomaniac, pompous politicians of a disunited Europe, that it is the people who govern, and not the bureaucrats in Brussels. Once again, by their defiance, the French are liberating Europe from the impositions of a central European system, filled with confusing rules and illogical regulations, I hope that other countries follow the good example of the French people and vote “no” to the imposition of the so called European Constitution (the Dutch did the same, and the British will most certainly comply), so the euphemistically called United Europe will crumble, and European countries will resume self determination according to their particular needs rather than to illogical dictates. It is a pity that in Malta our politicians do not allow the Maltese public to vote on such a fundamentally important issue of the “European Constitution”. Perhaps they think they know what is best for Malta, because the Maltese public is not mature or wise enough to decide. Or, better still, they do not have the courage to find out the true will of the Maltese nation. Viva la France.

Raymond Sammut

MELLIEHA