synarchy movement of empire book ii - Pierre Beaudry's Galactic ...

whom were long time supporters of Laval. Nobody spoke. Nobody defended
the Third Republic. The surrender was unanimous.
During the afternoon session, the President of the Senate, Jeanneney,
a staunch Third Republic defender, was bending backward even more than
Herriot, who had set the tone at the morning session of the Chamber.
Jeanneney stated: "I attest to Marshal Petain our veneration and the gratitude
which is due to him for making a gift of his person to this country…We
know the nobility of his soul…Let us get to work! …To forge a new soul for
our country…and finally reestablish the authority of moral values, in short,
authority." (Shirer, Op. Cit., p.933)
As soon as Jeanneney had pronounced those words, the audience
realized that the Senator's choice of language meant that he was endorsing
Laval also, who had used the same words all week in organizing the
senators. That decided the entire senatorial vote from the beginning. Only
one Senator, the Committee Chairman, Boivin-Champeaux, had enough
courage to state: "It is not without sadness that we shall bid adieu to the
Constitution of 1875. It made France a free country…It died less from
imperfections than from the fault of men who were charged with guarding it
and making it work."
Considering the general cowardice of both assemblies, Boivin-
Champeaux's statement can be considered as an honorable epitaph. Both
Houses had delivered the Third Republic on a platter to the Beast-man
Laval, who remained silent; beaming. The morning vote of the Chamber was
395 against 3, and the afternoon Senate vote was 229 against 1. Thus, in all
of France, there were only four members of Parliament who voted against
fascism, on July 9, 1940. That was the proof Laval was seeking to confirm to
demonstrate that Parliament was no longer necessary.
The next day, July 10, the National Assembly met in secret to
deliberate on the motion giving Marshal Petain complete dictatorial powers
to promulgate the {synarchist-fascist constitution} of the new {French
State}. A vote of no confidence could still have been delivered, on that
second day, if the members of Parliament wished to vote against the new
constitution. Instead, this became their last free vote.
Laval wanted to impress the members of Parliaments in the grand
style of Hitler. He had posted all around the Grand Casino a cordon of
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