Brexit reminds EU to heed the voice of people

To be, or not to be a European Union member: that was the question. The answer split Great Britain and shocked the rest of the world on Friday.

In spite of earnest pleas for the United Kingdom to remain, and warnings of dire economic, political consequences of Brexit (or Britain's exit from the EU), the referendum was a matter of popular choice, not a process dictated by reason and cool-headed analysis.

British Prime Minister David Cameron, who has announced his resignation, may not formally notify the EU meeting on June 28-29 about his country's decision to part ways with the other 27 members of the bloc. But it will only be a matter of formality to declare the 43-year marriage dissolved.