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I don't pretend to know all that much about what is happening in the EU but my take is that the general vote against the constitution was grounded in the beast of nationalism...
The French were reacting to losing jobs in France to other parts of the EU. The Dutch seemed to be reacting to the potential of having their liberal laws (euthenasia, drugs, same sex marriage, etc.) somehow tempered but the larger political entity of Europe as a whole (i.e. the Catholics in Italy, Spain and France might try to force them to the right of the social spectrum).
I'm not sure what the answer is as I don't think I fully understand all that is at stake.
Ultimately, I think the EU must goe back to the drawing board with their constitution.
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- Old Man Luedecke
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