Ireland Votes No: EU Is on Fire, People Are Dying! We're Dooooooomed!
What a twist, huh? The Irish voters voted no to the Treaty of Lisbon. And so what? A lot is what.
First of all, for any treaty to be passed in the EU, all members must ratify it. 100%, peoples. If one member doesn't, then it cannot be accepted. So the Irish no should mean that they cannot use this treaty.
Of course, this means a lot of people are calling this a horrible event in EU economics and history, and everything we worked so hard for is now all broken. But wait! Some experts are saying it is too early to deem the treaty dead. Of course, these EU-lovers are just relying on a thin ray of hope, or perhaps the idea that we can avoid the Irish vote all together!
Yeah, cause what if everyone else ratifies it? Then can't we just isolate Ireland? So the rest of the Union will apply the treaty, and Ireland will remain in some sort of time pocket.
But that would be silly, just some sort of back up plan, right? It is almost like Microsoft products. I thought the EU didn't like Microsoft! Yet, they seem to be using their practises!
EU-sceptics on the other hand claim that the treaty is dead, and something new need being written. And while I like EU, and I like authority in general, I am still wondering why the EU cannot pull its asses together and write something people will like. At least, EU, make it sound exciting. "Treaty of Lisbon" -- what the hell are we voting for?!
Me? I saw it coming, I just didn't tell anyone. I hate to ruin surprises. Also, I didn't care that much, I am more interested in how the EU will handle this "crisis".