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Originally Posted by Tchocky
I hear the No crowd going on about democracy in Europe. Is there anything democratic in allowing a couple of thousand people to thoroughly screw up a continental system? Blech.
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A continental system that got no approval by the continental population. Three years ago, as well as today, polls have shown over and over again that the support for Lesbon is very far from being a sure thing. In fact most polls showed, since three years, that the
content of the Lisbon treaty, that is the same as the constitution, is rejected by a majority. I think it is fair to say that more europeans do not want it, than wanting it. since the political deceptions and word balancing acts and as I see it: betrayals have brought us to this pass, I do not care wether it is fair or not that some Irishmen shall decide for all the continent. I hope they stop the deed before it is completed.
the proper way would have been after the Dutch and French No to wait longer, and then to bring up a totally new draft that really is different in content to the former draft, instead of just renaming it, but keeping the essentials. But what we now have is essentially the same that was borught up three years ago, and was rejected by the rules one had set up. the only thing different today is - that one has changed the rules. That is kicking the ball away, and when it rests on the ground, carrying the goal there and around it and declare it a score. In other words: it is cheating, or clearer: betrayal.