Author Topic: Chirac sits on hands, EU Constitution could be no more (Read 495 times)

JB73 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 26, 2005, 03:52:02 PM »

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Originally posted by straffo
We are asked to vote "OUI" or "NON" to the proposed EU constitution..

meaning?

you'll become a different country or something?

sorry i don't follow this stuff. i thought the EU was everyone in europe, and was like the teamsters.

straffo · « **Reply #16 on:** May 26, 2005, 04:12:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
So if the referendum is defeated it can be over-ridden by the parliment?

Sounds like apples to apples vis-a-vis the Electoral College.

I think so but I'm not sure the same question can be asked twice.

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #17 on:** May 26, 2005, 09:12:38 PM »

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Originally posted by straffo
We are asked to vote "OUI" or "NON" to the proposed EU constitution.

Btw if the "NON" win it will only delay the "OUI" by some months as it can be ratified by the parlement (2/3 majority) which would have been the best choice IMO.

Sounds like when our townships put up for a vote raising local taxes.
The residents of the township can vote no but the board can still override that no vote and impose em anyway.

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #18 on:** May 26, 2005, 09:13:58 PM »

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Originally posted by JB73
meaning?

you'll become a different country or something?

sorry i don't follow this stuff. i thought the EU was everyone in europe, and was like the teamsters.

Teamsters have more muscle LOL

eskimo2 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 26, 2005, 09:34:46 PM »

Ripsnort is back? BBS posting during work time hours again? I figured that you finally got in deep doodoo for that and gave it up…

Where’s Creamo? He should be flipping out any second now.

eskimo

Shamus · « **Reply #20 on:** May 27, 2005, 11:05:56 AM »

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Originally posted by ASTAC
Could care less about the EU...don't think it would ever really worked anyway. Except for that damn EURO..how the hell did they create a currency out of thin air and suddenly it's worth more than the dollar?

Well its not pegged to anything so the free market sets the value, btw dollars are created out of thin air as well.

shamus

Thrawn · « **Reply #21 on:** May 27, 2005, 02:48:14 PM »

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Originally posted by ASTAC
Could care less about the EU...don't think it would ever really worked anyway. Except for that damn EURO..how the hell did they create a currency out of thin air and suddenly it's worth more than the dollar?

Not sure, but the US did something similar when it took the USD off the gold standard.