Monday, May 30, 2005
European constitution and the referendum
France says no and so will Holland. There are a lot of discussions going around regarding the constitution and there are a lot of no voters.
Reasons for saying no, for the most part, has nothing to do with the European constitution but is more a no against the Dutch government (which is at an historical low of 20% in polls). Personally I am against this government and a no will certainly be a political blow into their face (although not that big a blow now the French got the first hit), so it is very very tempting to vote no. However, I am against misusing the constitution for these kind of activities. Second reason to vote no is the euro. Since the introduction of the euro prices have gone through the roof as a lot of people have misused the introduction for increasing their prices.
For a next round of referenda: Make the constitution readable. Now we are talking about everything except the constitution.
Reasons for saying no, for the most part, has nothing to do with the European constitution but is more a no against the Dutch government (which is at an historical low of 20% in polls). Personally I am against this government and a no will certainly be a political blow into their face (although not that big a blow now the French got the first hit), so it is very very tempting to vote no. However, I am against misusing the constitution for these kind of activities. Second reason to vote no is the euro. Since the introduction of the euro prices have gone through the roof as a lot of people have misused the introduction for increasing their prices.
For a next round of referenda: Make the constitution readable. Now we are talking about everything except the constitution.
