[nonomous]

Just as a point of reference, the US Constitution was ratified by state legislatures. There were no popular votes. Additionally, the two largest states failed to ratify until after the Constitution had nominally become effective via 2/3 ratification.

December 7, 1787: Delaware is the first state to ratify (unanimously)
December 12, 1787: Pennsylvania is the second state to ratify (42-23)
December 18, 1787: New Jersey is the third state to ratify (unanimously)
January 2, 1788: Georgia is the fourth state to ratify (unanimously)
January 9, 1788: Connecticut is the fifth state (unanimously )
Feb. 6, 1788: Massachusetts is the sixth state to ratify Massachusetts (187-168 with recommended amendments)
March 24, 1788: Rhode Island rejects Constitution.
April 28, 1788: Maryland ratifies (63-11)
May 23, 1788: South Carolina (149-73 with recommended amendments)
June 21, 1788: New Hampshire (57-47 with recommended amendments)

Constitution reaches 2/3 goal, become effective.

June 25 1788: Virginia (89-79 with recommended amendments)
July 26, 1788: New York (30-27 with recommended amendments)
April 1, 1789: First session of the House of Representatives
April 6, 1789: George Washington elected president
November 21, 1789: North Carolina ratifies (194-77 with recommended amendments)
February 2, 1790: First session of the U.S. Supreme Court The Supreme Court begins operations as indicated by the Judiciary Act of 1789.
May 29, 1790: Rhode Island ratifies ( 34-32 with recommended amendments)

[RogerFGay]

Yes, but the US Constitution had the benefit of monumental input from people who believed in freedom and democracy ... compromises were from that base. The EU constitution ... which is changing the existing political structure of a set of existing countries ... not recently liberated colonies of a foreign government ... intends to create a dictatorship ... any compromise in favor of freedom and democracy has been small. Ratification of the proposed EU constitution would be a coup.