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I don't know where you guys were when you voted for the Lisbon Treaty.
by aries1980 10y ago
I don't know where you guys were when you voted for the Lisbon Treaty.
- wsc981 10y agoYou might want to read up on this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_European_Constitution_referendum,_2005 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_European_Constitution_... Our government doesn't really care what the people think though. The Euro project must go on, no matter the cost.
- aries1980 10y agoI didn't know this, thank you for the link. How did the Dutch & French govn'ts have the power to sign it then?
- wsc981 10y agoA referendum in The Netherlands is not legally binding for the government. The same thing happened just a few months ago when the Dutch people voted against the EU association treaty with Ukraine [0]. The government will still push through with the treaty. The EU project is holy and must go on. Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission said the following on the Lisbon treaty: "If it's a Yes, we will say 'on we go', and if it's a No we will say 'we continue'." He also stated: "There can be no democratic choice against the European treaties." [0]: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/06/dutch-voters-reject-closer-eu-links-to-ukraine-in-referendum http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/06/dutch-voters-re...