While the vote probably spells the political doom of Jacques Chirac, will his replacement be any better? Chirac is a mealy-mouthed blowhard but I think if you look around at the Western Europe leadership, you will see that all of the Western Europea...

They need to blow it up and start over again and maybe take a cue from the Founding Fathers -- head into seclusion and shut the special interests out.

It ws not because it was going to be good for Europe, but because France thought it would regain its lost power, and would be able to dominate Europe. What was at stake was French interests in Europe

In a stunning rejection of the European Union’s latest ambitious move to unite its 25 nations, French voters shot down the bloc’s first constitution, dealing a potentially fatal blow to the charter and humiliating President Jacques Chirac....

Chi-Rocked - Non U.S.E. for Constitution

Never thought I'd say that....French Voters Reject EU Constitution :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :...

Even the French won't surrender their sovereignty this easily.

they already have by dropping the Franc in favor of the Euro....
I wonder why the 60% actually rejected the Constitution?

BBC Mr Chirac, who had campaigned for a "Yes", said he accepted voters' "sovereign decision" - but said France would honour its European commitments. The vote could deal a fatal blow to the constitution, which needed to be ratified by...