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Why we have the right to decide

Udalbiltza - 2008/06/25

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Is it a crime to ask the people in order to achieve peace and political normalization?


We have encouraged and promoted many projects and initiatives in order for a single Euskal Herria to become a reality – this constitutes our commitment.

Our commitment is that of the National Construction of Euskal Herria, and we work to achieve this despite the difficulties posed by the political times in which we are living.


Votes will be cast on Friday in the Gasteiz Parliament on the draft bill governing citizens’ consultation. This constitutes an attempt to give the floor to citizens – to consult them about paving the way towards peace and political normalization.


We consider consultation to be a fundamental act so as to find a way out of a situation beset by conflict and achieve peace, by appealing exclusively to democracy and the will of citizens – because we Basques have the right to decide our future and to enter into democratic agreements without excluding anyone.


Since when has it been a crime to give a voice to the People? Can a State that considers itself to be democratic deny the legality of Popular Consultation? We are convinced that the response is a resounding “no.” Consultation is legal, legitimate and democratic. It has been lawful to resort to consultation for a long time in Europe for the purpose of settling existing internal conflicts. In a similar vein, we wish to find a way out from the deep-rooted problems endured by this People, a way out from violence and towards political normalization.


We consider National Construction to be a dynamic and integrating process. And we find ourselves on the cusp of a major challenge in this process in terms of the path towards recognizing the identity of Our People. It is true that the consultation proposal will not extend to the whole of Euskal Herria. Yet even so, Friday will without any doubt be a historic day for all Euskal Herria.


We, as Basque municipally-elected councillors, once more wish to declare that we are a single People and that we have the right to decide our future among all of us and without exclusion in a peaceful and democratic manner.





GORA EUSKAL HERRIA,
GORA EUSKADI ASKATUTA!



Iruñea, 25th June 2008