Letter: American war dead does not give Obama right to preach
During his recent visit to the UK President Obama strongly pressed that we opt to stay in the European Union.
He indicated that the large number of American servicemen who lost their lives in Europe during the Second World War and sadly found their last resting place in Britain, fought to defeat fascism in the hope that victory would bring reconciliation and democracy to Europe.
It has largely achieved the former and long may this continue. But there is a sad lack of democracy. Only lip service to it through an elected European Parliament.
In his support for the stay in Europe campaign he has not mentioned the undemocratic method of government operated by the EU nor its lack of audited accounts for more than 10 years.
The American system is lodged firmly on representation of the people by the people and by the rule of laws which respect the individual. I wonder where each of these ideas originated from? Maybe Britain and particularly the Scottish and Scottish emigre part thereof.
