As expected...

Dutch Voters Reject EU Constitution:

"THE HAGUE, Netherlands - European leaders may have to scrap the proposed EU constitution after Dutch voters rejected it by a massive margin, voicing their concern over dwindling national identity in a rapidly expanding union and their distrust of increasingly powerful bureaucrats.

The outcome in the Netherlands from the referendum Wednesday three days after a similar vote in France was likely to halt the European momentum, which had been welcomed by some as creating a new world power but disdained by others as smothering their cultures in a vast superstate.

With 99.8 percent of the ballots counted, unofficial results showed 61.6 percent voted 'nee,' while 38.4 percent said 'ja.' The level of opposition and the turnout of 63 percent exceeded all projections."