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To: John Jorsett

Not sure about that after Britain votes. Doesn't the Netherlands have an upcoming vote too?


27 posted on 05/29/2005 1:23:26 PM PDT by meatloaf
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To: meatloaf
Not sure about that after Britain votes. Doesn't the Netherlands have an upcoming vote too?

Netherlands is Wednesday. You might be interested in Mark Steyn's observations: EU just won't take 'no' for an answer

Following Sunday's vote in France, on Wednesday Dutch voters get to express their opinion on the proposed ''European Constitution.'' Heartening to see democracy in action, notwithstanding the European elite's hysterical warnings that, without the constitution, the continent will be set back on the path to Auschwitz. I haven't seen the official ballot, but the choice seems to be: "Check Box A to support the new constitution; check Box B for genocide and conflagration."

Alas, this tactic doesn't seem to have worked. So, a couple of days before the first referendum, Jean-Claude Juncker, the "president" of the European Union, let French and Dutch voters know how much he values their opinion:

"If at the end of the ratification process, we do not manage to solve the problems, the countries that would have said No, would have to ask themselves the question again," "President" Juncker told the Belgian newspaper Le Soir.

Got that? You have the right to vote, but only if you give the answer your rulers want you to give. But don't worry, if you don't, we'll treat you like a particularly backward nursery school and keep asking the question until you get the answer right. Even America's bossiest nanny-state Democrats don't usually express their contempt for the will of the people quite so crudely.


53 posted on 05/29/2005 1:34:58 PM PDT by John Jorsett (scam never sleeps)
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