A Political EU is in Jeopardy
By a 62.8% "nay" vote, the Dutch rejected the proposed constitution for the EU. Their parliament was for the constitution by the margin of 66% to 33%, almost the exact opposite of the people.
What we are seeing is rejection by the people of the elite form of non-elected, bureaucratic government in Belgium, and in each nation of the EU, that was spearheaded by the French under Jacques Chirac. Tony Blair of the UK is now waffling in his support as well, possibly because he sees the handwriting on the wall. Britain is touted to be the most hostile to the proposed EU constitution.
It is not over till it is over, however. EU officials have declared that they would continue the ratification process, which must be unanimous for it to go into effect. So they will keep voting until they get the result they want.
Sound familiar?
# posted by Mannning @ 6:25 PM
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