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| French want EU constitution renegotiated to get a better deal |
| 2005-06-08 |
| A clear majority of French citizens want the EU constitution renegotiated, and around three-fourths believe France could achieve major changes in the text, according to an opinion poll to be released Wednesday. Both France and the Netherlands voted in referendums to reject the constitution, dealing a double body blow to the treaty aimed at streamlining decision-making in the expanded European Union. The poll by the CSA Institute showed that 61 percent of French voters said it should now be renegotiated, while only 35 percent said nothing more should be done with it. A total of 74 percent believe that France could achieve some "significant and positive changes" in the text, according to the poll of 1,000 people taken June 6 and 7. It said around two-thirds of French people are also opposed to Turkey eventually joining the EU, against just 28 percent who approved. In the May 29 referendum almost 55 percent of French people rejected the treaty. Britain on Monday shelved plans for its own referendum on the EU constitution, driving a further stake into the heart of the stricken treaty. |
| Posted by:too true |
| #11 You have a point, TGA. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-06-08 15:37 |
| #10 You know, judges have to read up on all these laws...bulky books... No time left for the slim Constitution. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2005-06-08 13:44 |
| #9 We do. Problem is, I don't think too many of them - especially the judges - have read it. :-( |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-06-08 13:41 |
| #8 Barbara... remind them often... |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2005-06-08 13:31 |
| #7 Nah, TGA - We The People would never sue anyone who actually used our Constitution. You can have it gratis. [Of course, it would be nice if our government used our Constitution a little more often.... :-( ] |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-06-08 13:20 |
| #6 It's over 200 years old so it should and if not...who is going to sue? WE THE PEOPLE? |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2005-06-08 12:49 |
| #5 Some of my friends work in the copyright office. I'll see if that document has reverted to the public domain yet. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-06-08 12:47 |
| #4 In other words, it needs a little "frenching-up". |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2005-06-08 12:46 |
| #3 I could write something up this weekend. 5 pages should do? (Might be plagiarizing a bit on a much older text). |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2005-06-08 12:45 |
| #2 But a French dude wrote the darn thing. How much Frencher could it get? |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-06-08 11:20 |
| #1 Great idea, Just drop all the odd-numbered articles. |
| Posted by: Matt 2005-06-08 10:21 |