Connolly was the kid who pointed out that the Euro emperor has no clothes. Europe's everyday citizens dislike having a one-Europe currency forced down their throats. The Euro has been ever since it was first dreamed up several years ago by politicians whose previous ideas had all the appeal of a visit to the electric chair. The decision may only be the beginning. So, let me get this straight.
Someone criticizes the central government.
The central government arrests the critic. The people's rights are thereby protected. In his book Connolly warned that Europe's Economic and Monetary Union was a threat to democracy and freedom - words that the judges singled out as offensive to the Court. As punishment, they have turned Connolly's warning into a prophecy. Their decision that the European Union can outlaw such words and punish its critics is a threat to the democracy and freedom enjoyed by all of Europe.