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Will the EU Constitution be ratified?

arcadegame2004 · 2004-06-03 20:50:53

Has the recent decision by Britain to hold a referendum on the EU Constitution (assuming it gets negotiated) killed off any chances of it eventually being ratified? I suspect so. What do you all think? My view seems justified when you consider that in a recent poll 65% of Britons want the powers of the EU reduced, with…

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03-06-2004 9:50pm

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arcadegame2004

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Has the recent decision by Britain to hold a referendum on the EU Constitution (assuming it gets negotiated) killed off any chances of it eventually being ratified?

I suspect so. What do you all think?

My view seems justified when you consider that in a recent poll 65% of Britons want the powers of the EU reduced, with just 15% wanting it to stay the same and 20% wanting the powers of the EU increased.

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#2 03-06-2004 10:15pm
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In the absense of a definitive draft, its hard to say. But ultimately a constitution will be adopted, whether watered down or if the British (like the Belgians) treat any referendum as non-binding.

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#3 03-06-2004 11:40pm
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lets have a poll on it

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