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	<title>Comments on: Should we stay or should we go now?</title>
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		<title>By: Dan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description>Could you tell us what the European Constitution is, as I have found nothing edifying on the topic?</description>
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		<title>By: Mike Protts</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mike Protts</dc:creator>
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		<description>I welcome the chance to decide on the eu constitution for myself.  Having not read the document, I am not yet in a position to judge it&#039;s content.

My primary concern is that it could become a de facto &#039;Full Constitution&#039; merely due to it&#039;s existence.  If this were to happen, then it would tend to create a European super state, with members being totally subservient.  Whether this would be good or bad is not the issue here - the point is that the decision should be made positively, rather than by accident.

My second concern is that the expansion and closer integration of the EU tends to increase the divisions between the EU and the third world.  We cannot survive solely as an EU island, but to those outside, it seems we are saying that they are not good enough to be in our cosy club.

I am at least confident that I can express my views openly within most countries of the EU - which is certainly not the case in much of the world.

Mike</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I welcome the chance to decide on the eu constitution for myself.  Having not read the document, I am not yet in a position to judge it&#8217;s content.</p>
<p>My primary concern is that it could become a de facto &#8216;Full Constitution&#8217; merely due to it&#8217;s existence.  If this were to happen, then it would tend to create a European super state, with members being totally subservient.  Whether this would be good or bad is not the issue here &#8211; the point is that the decision should be made positively, rather than by accident.</p>
<p>My second concern is that the expansion and closer integration of the EU tends to increase the divisions between the EU and the third world.  We cannot survive solely as an EU island, but to those outside, it seems we are saying that they are not good enough to be in our cosy club.</p>
<p>I am at least confident that I can express my views openly within most countries of the EU &#8211; which is certainly not the case in much of the world.</p>
<p>Mike</p>
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		<title>By: Tommy</title>
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		<description>Does it matter if we have a vote or not?

The Government will only rig it, and if they don&#039;t they&#039;ll only ignore it.

If big businesses want Britain in Europe, then Britain will go into Europe whether we like it or not, whether we vote no or not.
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<p>The Government will only rig it, and if they don&#8217;t they&#8217;ll only ignore it.</p>
<p>If big businesses want Britain in Europe, then Britain will go into Europe whether we like it or not, whether we vote no or not.</p>
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