EU Constitution vote

"Nationalist" MEPs Simon Busuttil and David Casa voted in favour of the EU's Constitution in the European Parliament.

In a statement issued by the two "Nationalist" MEPs, they were quoted as saying that "Malta was being embarrassed by the Labour MEPs' abstention when the vote on the Constitution was taken". They added that the new EU Constitution "guarantees a sixth seat for Malta".

If anyone should be embarrassed, this should be the two "Nationalist" MEPs because by their vote in favour they have confirmed that they do not give two hoots about their own country's Constitution, which will be rendered not worth the paper it is written on once - and if - the EU Constitution is ratified in the Maltese Parliament by a minimum of two-thirds of all MPs.

It was ironic to read that a minority of right-wing and Nationalist MEPs jeered and waved banners proclaiming "Not in my name" while our "Nationalist" MEPs had joined the Eurocrat herd and voted in favour!

Perhaps it is now time for the PN to change its name from Nationalist Party to some other name, such as anti-Nationalist Party, once the term "Nationalist" (which means putting the interest of your country and people first and foremost) to the EU elite sounds more like the name of a terrorist organisation! And putting the interest of your country and people before that of the EU bureaucrats, a crime!

As to the EU Constitution guaranteeing a sixth seat in a 750-member European Parliament being regarded by the two "Nationalist" MEPs as some big deal, they should be reminded that at the same time they never said a word about the supremacy of the EU Constitution.

Anyhow, to see that 31.6 per cent of all MEPs either voted against the EU Constitution, abstained or did not even bother to go to the European Parliament to vote - when this was depicted as a historic day for the EU - just shows how much scepticism exists in the European Parliament among members who are benefiting so enormously out of the EU's "gravy train".

How much more scepticism should there be then among EU citizens who are feeling the brunt of their country's membership of the EU, as we Maltese are already experiencing?