As you surely also know, the debate around the Lisbon treaty is a matter of public record. You can pull a random sampling of articles op/eds and political speeches from the time and see that this point is made again, and again, and again.

>Furthermore, the EU more or less worked the same before the treaty, and this treaty didn't really change that.

Yes, and it seems most of the governed weren't too happy about it.

Also, what point are you trying to make here? Are you suggesting that referendums should be ignored if the people vote against the status quo?