Soirée électorale

[chani]

No films, no show tonight...well maybe a bit of "Carnivale" before the electoral evening.

We'll get the first results of the Referendum around 22.00.

Estimations

25% of abstention so far...French people did vote, but did they vote as I wished?

Hopefully they voted...

Comments

[chrissie-linnit.livejournal.com]

I'm concerned by the understanding, at grass roots level, of what a European Constitution actually means. I'm not confident that the politicians actually understand it and that reflects in their constituencies.

I am for a shared European Economic Constitution, because I can see how it would strengthen Europes global influence, enable a broader distribution of skills, opportunities and benefits and encourage people to think outside of the localised economy and social infrastructure. However, I do not understand how a single European Social Constitution would be beneficial though... and enforcement of one would cause immense unrest. Something like that needs a majority consensus just to buy into the concept let alone the actual process of transformation.

I'm not sure whether mainland Europe is more aware of the details of the Constitution, but I do know that, generally in the UK, people do not agree with it because general understanding is that it means superceding Soverign Law and forefeiting individuality. Crerating a sort of Bigger than Big Brother state.

[frances-lievens.livejournal.com]

You islanders... Always do keen on your individuality, hey? ;-)

A social Europe mainly involves that the rights workers have now will be guaranteed, that the free-trade doesn't swallow us whole. And that others can have the same opportunities.

I don't know about the Big Brother State... Actually it's always the same: if you want luxuary, if you want things the easy way, you'll have to make sure they can find you, whether it's because you want to buy stuff of the internet, or you want to marry...