Kasz216 on 11 April 2009
| SamuelRSmith said: Yes, but this wouldn't be done at a national level. It won't be counted separately, all votes will go in one big pot. So, in essence, you will get some countries with an overwhelming "no", and some with an overwhelming "yes", but it doesn't matter, as the Lisbon treaty is a Europe wide thing. You don't hold a referendum in the UK, which gets a "Yes" vote, then rejected because the "No" vote came from a very concentrated area. You're also forgetting that not every one voted "No" in Ireland - it was a 53.4% victory. And the turnout was 53.1%. Around a quarter of the Irish electorate put a stop on a matter that effected around 700 million people. |
That effected 700 million people becoming united however. Not 700 million united people.
If the rest of the EU wanted to move without Ireland it should be fine. However with Ireland... they are still an independent state.
For example. During 1776. The 13 colonies all needed to agree to rebel vs the UK for the matter to be decided. Had one state decided not to.... they would have to have went without that state or not rebelled.
States should retain their independent rights until they decide not to.
