Blair's final decision

The harping on the referenda in France and The Netherlands, which returned a loud no to the proposed EU constitution, should end. With all said and done, the no was more a poke in the eye of their unpopular governments at the time than a sound weighing of the pro's and con's of the proposed constitution. In parliamentary democracy representatives are elected to represent the voters and are expected to weigh the facts carefully on the benefits to the country as a whole. Parliaments take decisions on a daily basis that are not always popular. It is the way things are. Britain should accept that parliament has the right to decide. If the electorate really objects because they feel so strongly about this issue they should elect a government that takes them out of the EU. Accepting the benefits of membership whilst complaining loudly of how they are cheated of their sovereignty is disingenuous to say he least.