France says NO to EU constitution

[yoMAMA]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor..._eu_referendum

[hooligan]

I hear it's bad for both the European and American economy, but the details escape me.

[yoMAMA]

Originally Posted by hooligan

I hear it's bad for both the European and American economy, but the details escape me.

well...both the extreme left [communist], and extreme right [Le Pan and his croneis] hate the EU constitution.

talk about strange bedfellows......

[kuilong]

Heehee, and all the mainstream political parties were for it.

Bloody idiots.

[yoMAMA]

Originally Posted by kuilong

all the mainstream political parties were for it.

and they still lost!

so much for being mainstream......

[kuilong]

Read here for the thoughts of a typical member of the French right (who naturally voted "non").

[yoMAMA]

Originally Posted by kuilong

Read here for the thoughts of a typical member of the French right (who naturally voted "non").

seems like muslim turkey does bother some of them......

[Grasshopper]

Originally Posted by yoMAMA

seems like muslim turkey does bother some of them......

....and it should.

But they also seem to be bothered by "Anglo-Saxon" economics and "The Polish Plumber".

So they're worried from every direction it seems.

[hooligan]

Originally Posted by Grasshopper

....and it should.

But they also seem to be bothered by "Anglo-Saxon" economics and "The Polish Plumber".

So they're worried from every direction it seems.

Well you can definitely draw strong parallels with the yellow invasion seen in businesses in the US and the "inexhaustible tide of undocumented immigrants" from South America seen here.

[yoMAMA]

Originally Posted by hooligan

Well you can definitely draw strong parallels with the yellow invasion seen in businesses in the US and the "inexhaustible tide of undocumented immigrants" from South America seen here.

there's always a "threat" to the west.

[Martino]

Originally Posted by hooligan

I hear it's bad for both the European and American economy, but the details escape me.

It's a hiccup in the unification process, sure, but it was predictable one. There's a mood in France right now that the politicians are ignoring the people, and this was a very different 'Non' vote to what we expect to see from the Dutch in their referendum.

The constitutional treaty isn't dead, far from it. 50% of Europe has already voted Yes to it, and the French will be back on board when their concerns are addressed. Europe needs the treaty, and the French more than most countries see it as a natural progression in Europe's history.

[yoMAMA]

Originally Posted by Martino

It's a hiccup in the unification process, sure, but it was predictable one. There's a mood in France right now that the politicians are ignoring the people, and this was a very different 'Non' vote to what we expect to see from the Dutch in their referendum.

The constitutional treaty isn't dead, far from it. 50% of Europe has already voted Yes to it, and the French will be back on board when their concerns are addressed. Europe needs the treaty, and the French more than most countries see it as a natural progression in Europe's history.

but the people of europe seems to be very disgruntled with the business/political elites of brussels.

[Martino]

Originally Posted by yoMAMA

but the people of europe seems to be very disgruntled with the business/political elites of brussels.

They're disgruntled with politicians and bureaucrats in general, over a lot of issues. France was a protest vote.

[SunWuKong]

it looks like France has a new PM already. that was quick.

[bluemonq]

constitution? who needs one? i mean, we have one right here that hasn't been used much of late; maybe they'd be interested in buying ours?