After forcefully ejecting four protesters and defeating a motion to delay ratification until October, the British House of Lords accepted the Lisbon Treaty on Wednesday, June 18. Before noon the next day, Queen Elizabeth ii gave the treaty her royal assent. Despite the fact that a YouGov poll indicated that only 14 percent of the British people supported ratification of the treaty, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was able to travel to Brussels Thursday afternoon in time to be congratulated by European Commissioner Jose Manuel Barroso for pushing the treaty through to law.

The British government could have held a referendum to give the people a voice on whether they wanted to maintain their national sovereignty or whether they wanted to turn that sovereignty over to European bureaucrats, but it did not. Representatives in the House of Commons could have stood up for the wishes of those who elected them, but they did not. Members of the House of Lords could have taken a stand against the Eurocrats who want to dictate how Britain should be governed, but they did not. The queen of England could have vetoed this bill and voiced her disapproval at all this undemocratic madness, but she did not. For more information on this betrayal, read our article “Lisbon: A Litmus Test for the British Monarchy.”

The Lisbon Treaty was created by removing much of the nationalistic language from the failed European Constitution while keeping all of its key reforms. It makes national parliaments subordinate to a reorganized and strengthened European Union. For proof of this, read “Ten Things You Might Not Know About the Lisbon Treaty.”

The British government has spited its history and signed away its sovereignty, and it has done this against the wishes of the vast majority of its people. Britain, instead of looking to the God who miraculously ensured its freedom so many times throughout history, is looking to Europe for safety and security. For more information of Britain’s inspiring past, read our article “The Inspiring History Britain Should Never Forget.”

Yet, at the end of all this, Britain will not remain in the European Union for much longer. To find out why, read our article “When Britain Leaves Europe ….”