Forumul Neconstituional

Legat de polemica privind lipsa de transparen n activitatea Comisiei parlamentare pentru revizuirea Constituiei am o observaie general i cteva exemple care demonstreaz c alte ri prevd dreptul ca propunerile concrete privind amendarea Constituiei s fie fcute de structuri, asociaii, grupuri altele dect Parlamentele naionale.

1. Observaia cu caracter general Regulamentul de organizarea i funcionare al Comisiei prevede la Articolul 3, aliniatul 2, accesul liber a doi reprezentani ai Forumului Constituional la lucrrile Comisiei parlamentare. Aceast prevedere este neconstituional, nclcnd prin discriminare dreptul la informare al cetenilor. Forumul Constituional nu are statut legal de organism consultativ, nici pentru elaborarea i nici pentru dezbatere, iar, n aceast situaie ilegal, mi se pare periculos c nici mcar opoziia nu a semnalat starea de ilegalitate care permite accesul preferenial al unor ceteni romni fr statut de parlamentar la lucrrile Comisiei. n acelai timp alte asociaii nu au dreptul s participe. Nu poi s stabileti edine secrete ale Parlamentului i n acelai timp s accepi la lucrri diar anumii ceteni.

2. Exemple -citate care prezint cum alte ri sau UE au oferit acces la procesul de elaborare, negociere i consultare cu actori sociali alii dect puterea legislativ. a. Frana Proposed in Nicolas Sarkozy's manifesto during the French presidential election of 2007, the stated goal of the changes was to modernise the institutions of the Fifth Republic. The Comit de rflexion et de proposition sur la modernisation et le rquilibrage des institutions, (literally : "A committee of reflection and proposal on the modernisation and the re-balancing of the institutions"), presided over by douard Balladur, a former Prime Minister, was established in July 2007. It was composed primarily of constitutional jurists and political personalities with legal competence. Following three months of work, it submitted its report to the President of the Republic on 29 October 2007. This resulted in a bill, which was approved by the National Assembly on 9 July 2008 and by the Senate on the 17th.

b. Canada THE PROCESS FOR AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION OF CANADA- The Report of the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons, 1991. Extract from the Minutes & Proceedings of the Senate of Wednesday, January 30, 1991: - That the Senate do unite with the House of Commons in the appointment of a Special Joint Committee to consult broadly with Canadians and inquire into and report upon the process for amending the Constitution of Canada, including, where appropriate, proposals for amending one or more of the amending formulae, with particular reference to: (i) the role of the Canadian public in the process; (ii) the effectiveness of the existing process and formulae for securing constitutional amendments; and (iii) alternatives to the current process and formulae, including those set out in the discussion paper prepared by the Government of Canada entitled "Amending the Constitution of Canada"; That the Committee, or a sub-committee, have power to travel, and hold public hearings, within Canada; C. OUR RECOMMENDATIONS We recommend that Parliament's procedural rulles be amended to make mandatory the holding of public hearings on any proposed constitiltional amendment initiated by the Government of Canada, or to which the Government of Canada has given its agreement in principle, such hearings to be held early enough to allow for changes to the proposal. We recommend to the provincial and territorial legislatures that they consider adopting similar procedures.

c. Uniunea European Constituia Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee Acting on its own initiative, the European Economic and Social Committee adopted a position at its meeting of 24 and 25 September on the negotiations within the IGC. The Committee supported the general balance of the draft Constitutional Treaty, but recommended that those taking part in the IGC detail and clarify certain points in such a way as to increase the trust and involvement of the general public and civil society organisations.

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is a consultative body that gives representatives of Europe's socio-occupational interest groups, and others, a formal platform to express their points of views on EU issues. Its opinions are forwarded to the larger institutions - the Council, the Commission and the European Parliament. It thus has a key role to play in the Union's decision-making process.

Origins The ESC was set up by the 1957 Rome Treaties in order to involve economic and social interest groups in the establishment of the common market and to provide institutional machinery for briefing the European Commission and the Council of Ministers on European Union issues. The Single European Act (1986), the Maastricht Treaty (1992), the Amsterdam Treaty (1997) and the Treaty of Nice (2000) have reinforced the EESC's role. Membership- The 344 members of the EESC are drawn from economic and social interest groups in Europe. Members are nominated by national governments and appointed by the Council of the European Union for a renewable 5-year term of office. The latest renewal was in October 2010 for the mandate 2010-2015.

Concluzii: Comisia parlamentar a omis s in seama de contextul n care se schimb acest document. n condiii de criz economic, cu un nivel de incredere social foarte sczut n Parlamentul Romniei i cu o evident lips de competen n dialogul social, cel mai important segment din procesul de revizuire al Constituiei lipsete: un organism naional consultativ cu putere de negociere i reprezentare social. Parlamentul are statut de instituie fundamental de reprezentare doar politic, cu putere de negociere, Forumul Constituional este doar o organizaie vitrin a majoritii parlamentare fr putere de reprezentare, consultare i cu att mai puin de negociere.