Re:‘Brexit’: The Vote That Could Sink Britain's Economy
by aries1980 on Monday May 23, 2016 @01:05PM
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I don't know where you guys were when you voted for the Lisbon Treaty.
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Re:‘Brexit’: The Vote That Could Sink Britain's Economy
by wsc981 on Monday May 23, 2016 @02:20PM
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You might want to read up on this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_European_Constitution_...
Our government doesn't really care what the people think though. The Euro project must go on, no matter the cost.
Re:‘Brexit’: The Vote That Could Sink Britain's Economy
by aries1980 on Thursday May 26, 2016 @05:30AM
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I didn't know this, thank you for the link. How did the Dutch & French govn'ts have the power to sign it then?
Re:‘Brexit’: The Vote That Could Sink Britain's Economy
by wsc981 on Saturday May 28, 2016 @06:52AM
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A referendum in The Netherlands is not legally binding for the government.
The same thing happened just a few months ago when the Dutch people voted against the EU association treaty with Ukraine [0].
The government will still push through with the treaty. The EU project is holy and must go on. Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission said the following on the Lisbon treaty:
"If it's a Yes, we will say 'on we go', and
if it's a No we will say 'we continue'."
"There can be no democratic choice against
the European treaties."