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ah ah, in France, we kinda had the same problem with the eu 'constitution'. the referendum result was 'no'. So, the name was changed, and it was voted by the pa
by malka 13y ago
ah ah, in France, we kinda had the same problem with the eu 'constitution'. the referendum result was 'no'. So, the name was changed, and it was voted by the parliament. Democracy at its finest. never bothered to vote since.
- patrickk 13y agoThe Irish people rejected the EU Constitution(Lisbon Treaty) in a referendum as well[1]. The Irish government laughed at the people, deployed a bunch of scare-mongering tactics in the media, and held another vote to get the "right" result. Democracy in action. I get the feeling that a lot of EU treaties would be rejected by many countries if put to popular referendums. After seeing the way in which Germany bullied Ireland into keeping the insane bank bailout which has crippled Ireland's sovereign balance sheet, I've become doubtful about some elements of EU membership. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratification_of_the_Treaty_of_Lisbon#Ireland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratification_of_the_Treaty_of_L...
- pstuart 13y agoIt's important to vote if only to make a statement that you care about the issue. Your silence is a vote of approval for the politicians to do whatever they want (of course they pretty much do already, but one should never implicitly vote for that).
- Crito 13y agoAny vote is a vote signaling confidence and continued support of the democratic system. If you no longer believe that your system is democratic, then you should not legitimize it by playing along with it.
- rsanders 13y agoWho do you think is listening to your quiet signal? Who is supposed to care?