CONSERVATIVE

place following the ten-year anniversary of the
2005 referendum in an effort to bring about a new
referendum.
This past July, a new law came into force in
the Netherlands, which creates the possibility of an
‘advisory’ referendum that can be demanded directly
by the public. But 300,000 signatures are required. The
Committee has thus begun working on gathering the
necessary signatures (and so far has gathered more
than 150,000).
Meanwhile, debates will continue be organized
across the Netherlands to raise awareness about the
undemocratic and legally questionable way in which all
national authority has been systematically transferred
to an unelected elite in Brussels.
This book, which includes an Introduction by
Thierry Baudet, makes it clear that a referendum is
necessary. Only the people of the Netherlands can—
and must—determine their future. And for this to
occur, the sovereignty of the Netherlands must be
restored—otherwise it will continue to become part
of the new, autocratic super-state whose throne is in
Brussels.
Tom Zwitser is the publisher of De Blauwe Tijger.
Results of the 2005 referendum
on the European Constitution held in
the Netherlands
Despite overwhelming results against ratification of the
European Constitution, EU officials in Brussels have
ignored the will of European citizens.
JUSTINC/CC BY-SA 2.0
In 2005, the European Constitution failed in two EU member states due to overwhelming negative votes in the Netherlands
and France. The image shows some of the posters put up in Burgundy by opposing sides during the French referendum.
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