The 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-m

The 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...