Ironies Too: Lisbon Treaty protest speech in the Bundestag

The speech by Henry Nitzsche, which may be seen on video in the link below was as follows as reported in the sub-titles: Mr President, Ladies and Gentleman. Because we in Germany don't trust our own people anymore, today their members of their own parliament here, to decide for their future. But apart from the fact that we don't trust our own people, that they could decide for their own future themselves, it looks like we also think that they are very stupid and forgetful, but that seems to be the European consensus these days. Because the French and the Dutch people declined the European Constitution, in the second round, they are just not asked anymore and the act is just waved through with a different name "The Reform Treaty". Luckily we cannot be accused for such a mockery of the people because here in Germany its a traditional principle to not ask for the will of the people at all especially not for European concerns, if it is the introduction of the Euro-Currency, or the expansion of the Schengen-region last December. For both decisions there never was a chance to get a majority in the public. And all of you know that Ladies and Gentlemen! This Treaty of Lisbon, which is euphemistically called "reform Treaty" does not significantly differ from the failed European Constitutional Treaty, this treaty that thanks to the upright politician Peter Gauweiler and his lawyer Prof.Schachtschneider, was NOT ratified by Germany also, the Federal Constitutional Court - not without reason - prohibited the Federal President's signature! Therefore the word "constitution" is now avoided carefully. With this "Reform Treaty", a binding constitution is created, for over 500 million people, a constitution, however,that is not democratically legitimized, that assumes a "European Folk" that doesn't even exist, and with concepts deeply hostile to democracy. By the simplified revision procedure the European Council is empowered - EMPOWERED - to change almost all of existing European Law. Affected are Economy-Currency-Social-Agriculture-Environmental, -Labour-Tax-Justice-Traffic and Ciulture. Politics. An approval by the European Parliament is no longer required Ladies and Gentlemen. And where is the co-determination of the National Parliaments? Where is the sovereignty of the people? There exists an appendix about the "appliance of the principles of the subsidiary and commensurability" which allows the Bundestag and so on to check the flood of incoming regulations and legislation if they violate these principles, if yes, they may complain within eight weeks,but not later, that in this time frame also the Landtage verified the draft, and the Federal Assembly, came to a decision,is rather an illusion Ladies and Gentlemen. And now that we are talking about the European Parliament, Germany now has a quota for 99 seats, that will be reduced to 96 seats. With 20 per cent of the population Germany would be eligible for a minimum of 150 delegates. But this parliament is not assembled by the principle that Bismark introduced in Germany in 1871 "the equal voting right" Ladies and Gentlemen. From now on the critical politics for Germany will be determined by the 27 heads of the government, at least 26 of them will be non-German. How this gets along with (Article) 20 of our Basic Constitutional Law "all authority originates from the folk" is a mystery to me. What else is concealed? European taxes for example, which can be introduced through the Reform Treaty. And where a state has the possibility to raise taxes, it will do so. The billion KPU (?) and thereby the financial burden for the Germans will grow to an even more enormous dimension. Ladies and Gentlemen, that will be a new Versaille for Germany. And exactly this fact, exactly this fact, you conceal from the German people. Through this EU Reform Treaty, Ladies and Gentlemen, you legitimize Brussels almighty, and unconstrained to decide over German interests. This treaty is a new "Enabling Act" Ladies and Gentlemen. And especially we here in Germany should be very careful. (Protests) I suggest you enter this place through that portal over there you can read, carved in stone, "For the German People" and just follow that inscription, Ladies and Gentlemen. Make your decision for Germany, Let us secure the future of Germany and the sovereignty. Not less than that the people expect from us today. (Speaker interrupts) Ladies and Gentlemen Germans Christians and Democrats cannot agree to this Treaty.