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I am sure you have never heard about the EU anywhwere. By the way - I am American White Trash not Euro Trash and I am not fond of the EU at all - I think it destroys national identies. I just do business there. My patronizing attitude toward the people on this board is required. Someone has to smack some sense into people.

Well obviously it is pretty big news in France, "Non!" I think it was the right vote. The Constituition was 400 pages long and people just didn't understand it. The French wouldn't vote for something they didn't understand. I read up a bit on the EU Constitution and I am not supportive of it either. It gives the decision making over to Commissions who are not elected. Whatever the Commissions decide becomes EU law. I hate Chirac, he reminds me of an actor, and the way he talks is so condescending, but I have to give him credit, he put the issue to a referendum and he didn't have to. The countries can legally ratify it through their Parliaments, there does not have to be a referendum, which is what I believe Germany did, which is why Schroeder is in such trouble right now.

Honestly I have not seen any coverage about loosing farm subsidies, and I am an olive farmer and I get subsidies. The No vote was because the French did not want to cede their right of self government to Brussels. In Brussels they already call the Parliaments of the member states the "Legacy Parliaments." That should tell you right there how much power would go to Brussels and these commissions. French love to strike and force their governments to meet their demands through strike actions, which do work. Moving a great amount of the law making to Brussels would destroy a big stick that the general population enjoys and utilizes. And why NOT strike, you get full pay while you are on strike. I can't see the French ever voting to dilute their rights, they love them to much.