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Get The Message?
Valery Giscard d'Estaing expects that future Europeans will erect statues of him and other EU constitution drafters in their town squares. EURSOC reckons that they are more likely to burn effigies of them, Guy Fawkes style.
But at last one French MEP has paid Giscard d'Estaing's treaty a tribute it deserves.
Eurorealist William Abitbol has translated the constitution into mobile phone SMS text messages. Abitbol says he did so to underline the treaty's "Orwellian nature", comparing the language of the document to Newspeak.
You can download the entire treaty in pdf format here if you are inclined - Abitbol thoughtfully includes a French version alongside his SMS translation.
And M Giscard d'Estaing's views on the matter? The former president is yet to comment, but we don't expect he will relish the new version of his name: valeri Js1/4 Dst1
