Europe can integrate wonderfully without the treaty, and it can just as easily descend into crisis with it as without it.

A French ‘non’ could be the making of EU
Bronwen Maddox, Times (UK) Original Article

WILL it really be a crisis if France votes down the European constitution on May 29? That is certainly the kind of language being used. Jacques Delors, the former EU Commission President, gave warning in an interview published yesterday that “a rejection would lead to a political earthquake in France”. He added that a “no” vote would be a blow for Europe and for France.