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I think most Europeans are both ignorant and largely indifferent towards this Constitution. Few voters have the patience and interest in politics to read through a treaty of this size. That is why we give politicians a democratic mandate. To decide such things for the electorate. I think these referenda are definately a bad idea, as people will use it to punish (or reward) their respective governments, or ventilate their feelings towards the European Union or the Euro (as the Spanish did - they had no idea what the treaty was about, they're just pro-European).
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