I guess the EU just doesn't get it

I hear a lot, especially from people who don't understand our history and traditions, that the electoral college is stupid and useless. That it isn't real democracy. Well, I'd agree that it isn't democracy because it was designed to be a republic, not a democracy. However, these same people praise the European Union and it's pro-democracy stances. So why is it that the EU doesn't support democracy? Read this article to see what I mean. It seems that referendums are good and wonderful, as long as they aren't about the future of Europe, because then they are just obstacles to a pre-determined future. The leaders of Europe need to wake up to the fact that losing in 4 different referendums, in four different countries aren't obstacles to the future, they are clear indications from the electorate that the "future" chosen by their leaders isn't desired, at least in those four countries. I can read the writing on the wall, why can't they? Oh right, because like so many politicians, they are convinced they are right and the electorate is stupid. Even our founding fathers believed the electorate couldn't be trusted, thus we have a republic with the electoral college thrown in for good measure as opposed to a more traditional democratic system. This attitude isn't new by any means. If the leaders in Europe really want to achieve their goals, then they need to follow the U.S. model (God forbid) and have the individual state legislative bodies decide the future rather than having referendums. This isn't rocket science. However, they seem to think they can educate their electorate to vote their way rather than realizing the people don't want this. I expect we will eventually see a European Union regardless of what the people in Europe want simply because the leaders of Europe want it. So, if you live in Europe and you don't want the EU constitution, don't keep voting it down in referendums, vote out the leaders who support it.