[Leagle]

I agree with much said by Pmb, but a few things are simply incorrect with his arguments. I'll start with making Capital and private property an invioble right... That does not make other systems possible, it just means they cannot be forced on people. It would be argued to death anyway (well, shouted) were a substantial example come up regardless of constitution.

"Same people or similar as 50 years ago". This is a cynical untruth, but I can see what you mean.

I voted no, and will when we have a referendum, (which, you'll be intrested to know, the government is trying to scam us with) but not because of the points in the constitution. More specifically it is two things that I see as an issue.

1) It is trying to make my country conform to laws and standards I will have hardly any power over. At all. At least within Britain ,(and any individual nation eventually depending on which) we can force change (and, with reference to the "50 years" comment, can be sweeping and disastrous. The useless Labour governments, the effective but widely disliked Thatcher years -despite excellent policy and long term- and the resultant "tear down the establishment" approach that bred the current mad hypocrites) and make government work for us, or become them. You cannot become the government of Europe. Even France and Germany, who together vilely influence the EU, cannot get their way all the time, and they are the governments, let alone "the people".

2) There is no way to take half measures, even if they are by far the better way. This, incidentally, is one of my reasons against the €, to which I am far better disposed, but on this point falls flat for me.
While (esp. in the constitution) unanimous consent is required to change things, once you have joined something major like this there is no remaining at a beneficial level. You must then proceed with all major changes, whether you want them or not. (Unless everyone hates them and fail them as well.) You cannot just hold up the entire bloc because you dislike some change, you'll just have to keep voting until a favourable result is attained.
With the constitution, it can be abndoned, but the € cannot -it epitomises this point, moreso because you cannot simply put off major Economic descisions.

I feel the € would solve many of Britain's problems, we hae been able to avoid a lot of trouble by being very favourable compared to our counterparts, thanks to Thatcher and good scemes and sensible (and a few silly undoubtably) laws and management by New Labour, but these economic advantages are minor now, due to the "success" of the € and the £ amongst other things.