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Posted on 09/06/2007 4:32:39 PM PDT by wagglebee
WARSAW, September 6, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) -The European Commission's proposal to establish a European Day Against the Death Penalty has come under sharp criticism from Poland, which says the European Union (EU) instead needs to promote a day dedicated to the protection of all human life.
In the proposed declaration, the EU and the Council of Europe "stress the importance of persevering in the pursuit of actions aimed at abolishing the death penalty in the world" and "invite European citizens to support the abolition of the death penalty in the world and thereby contribute to the development of fundamental rights and human dignity."
However Poland has objected to the notion that "development of fundamental rights and human dignity" can take place without being placed in the context of the "right to life."
"We think that when anybody wants to discuss a problem of death in the context of the law it is also worth to discuss on euthanasia and abortion in this context," declared a spokesman for the Polish delegation.
The spokesman added, "We are not sure whether it is worth establishing a special day" for only the death penalty, especially since all EU nations had already abolished the death penalty.
The Polish manuoever anticipates the September 18 meeting of EU justice ministers, which would formally give the go-ahead for the death penalty day. The day would coincide with the October 10 "World Day Against the Death Penalty" held since 2003.
Ambassadors of EU member states are expected to discuss the declaration further today. Since the declaration is subject to unanimous agreement in the EU Council, Poland's continuing rejection of the death penalty day would effectively make the proposal dead on arrival.
The left has always been far more interested in the rights of the guilty than they are about the inherent rights of the innocent.
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Oh how special! The EU declares an official day for telling everyone else how to run their business. It would be nice if they then shut the hell up for the other 364 days of the year but I reckon that’s too much to ask for.
Maybe it a takes a people who have suffered through the worst the leftist collectivism can do to see where Europe is headed. Right back where the Poles came from, and have no desire to return to.
I’ve said before that Poland may yet again save Europe.
“We think that when anybody wants to discuss a problem of death in the context of the law it is also worth to discuss on euthanasia and abortion in this context,” declared a spokesman for the Polish delegation.
Well said indeed. I promise I’ll never tell another Polish joke,( well hardly never for sure) !!!
At last we have adult leadership in a country. The USA can learn a lot from Poland. But we are years behind!
Poland has seen, probably more than any country in the world, just how devastating socialism can be. And as a result, they have exhibited incredible moral clarity.
And there are some people who make jokes about people of Polish descent. This story shows some of them are smarter than a heck of a lot of us.
Yes it does.
God bless the Poles — pretty much the only civilized people left in Europe.
One good thing about being behind Iron Curtain for 50 years is that it made us impregnable to leftist/atheist etc. bullcrap.
The Poles suffered greatly through the 20th Century and through it all you and your countrymen remained steadfast in your faith and set an example for the rest of the world to aspire to.
Good. I hope they stick to their principles.
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