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Old 05-30-2005, 06:18 AM  
Libertine
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Do you mean to say that the constitution will make the EU more 'un-democratic'?
No, not quite.

What I mean is that the way the EU has developed up until now has been essentially undemocratic, and the constitution has been created in an undemocratic way.

The constitution will make the EU a bit more democratic, but not nearly enough. Aside from that, the undemocratic way it was created makes it a document that doesn't represent the will of the people well.

If the constitution is rejected (and the stronger the rejection the better, so the more "no" votes in countries the better), the various governments will be forced to create something that has broader support, and thus will need more citizen input to include what the people want and thus gain their support.
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