For all the wrong reasons
So after the French Non and the Dutch Nee it is time to look at what will happen, from Alicios Blog I find the following tidbits of information.
Polls from France are showing that 71% of the poulace wants the EU integration to continue.
Reasons why people voted no are:
1. Increase in unemployment
2. Dissatisfaction with goverment policies
3. Desire to renegotiate the constitution
4. Constitution too complex
5. Constitution too liberal
People didn't vote against the constitution, they voted against the interor policies of France and the sitting goverment. On third place is a real reason, the fourth place is just a show of laziness and yet another reason not to have a referendum. Fifth place is just the commies and hardcore anarchists that say I guess.
Reactions from both sides of the fence are optimistic, the left says this will give EU a chance to now include all the Social commitments that Europe should do and the Liberals see this as a chance to make the Constitution about Freedoms and not how to force equalised incomes.
Personally I feel we have missed a chance to make EU a more democratic institution, the constitution had a seceeding clause, a clause to call for majority votes, a clause to introduce the possibility for people to require change (a million signatures on a declaration would force the parliament to take up the issue). EU is now also closed for any more members after Romania and Bulgaria joins in 2007, Turkey will just have to wait.
There is a chance for the EU to still press on with parts of the constitution even though Holland and France voted no, this is why Brussels is urging all countries to continue the ratification progress. The lesser know Declaration 30 can be invoked if less than one fifth of the member countries votes no (five members). Then the matter will be referred to the European council and we can pick and choose things.
Question is how people would react to this plan.
Sincerely
Mr Silence Dogood
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