BBC News: Giscard d'Estaing's Extreme Modesty

"'There can be no other constitution for Europe,' he said. 'People know that we have the best treaty possible.' Despite his buoyant predictions in the run up to the referendum, M. Giscard d'Estaing's fears for the eventual outcome became apparent with his interventions in the French 'yes' campaign.
Earlier this year he expressed doubts about the decision of President Jacques Chirac - his political enemy - to ratify the treaty by referendum. 'The French don't know how to vote on texts ... they only answer the question that they want to be asked.'"

That's the usual bureaucratic answer: "we had the best deal, but the people didn't understand it."

Phooey and horse hooey! Not only was the Constitutional Treaty a bad deal but it was far too complicated, far too "interventist". Explicitly forbidding "harmonization", this project was a race to bottom for Europe.

Now, to make sure that the "Non" is not just a parachute that slows Europes tumble into the void, we need a real Constitution!