Wednesday, June 01, 2005

The Dutch Give the Finger to the EU

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The Netherlands was the second nation in a week to overwhelmingly reject the EU constitution. By a landslide vote of 62%-38%, the Dutch brought to light the true nature of Europe and the problems the influx of Muslim's has had on arguably the worlds most liberal nation:

Some 62 percent of Dutch voters turned out, far exceeding expectations in a reflection of the heated debate in recent days.

Dutch liberals worried a more united EU could weaken the country's liberal social policies, such as tolerating marijuana use, prostitution and euthanasia.

Conservatives feared losing control of immigration rules that have been tightened to stem an influx from Muslim countries amid ethnic clashes.

Geert Wilders, a prominent opponent who argued that the charter would open the Netherlands to more migrants and lead to Turkey joining the EU, said voters were angry about "the country's identity slowly being eaten away."

"I'm incredibly happy that the Dutch voter has rubbed their noses in it," said Wilders, referring to the governing elite.

I don't see how the EU can possibly become a viable entity.

Update: Dave Justus has some thoughts on this issue.

Update 2: The Euro is tumbling against the dollar on the news.

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