Ireland to EU: Enough
June 13th, 2008Via: Telegraph:
Ireland has voted No to the Lisbon Treaty, plunging the European Union into a new crisis.
With results coming in from across the country, a final result of 52 per cent against and 48 per cent in favour of the treaty was rapidly hardening. A final declaration is not expected until after 4 pm.
The Lisbon Treaty, the reworked successor to the formal constitutional pact dumped by voters in France and the Netherlands in 2005, officially needs the approval of all 27 EU member states. But only in Ireland has it been put to a popular vote, meaning today’s result may have far-reaching consequences for the entire bloc.
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This is a great result.
However, we also voted NO to the Nice treaty. The government’s solution? Ten months later, they ran the referendum a second time, this time winning a YES vote. Apparently it takes EU supporters a bit longer to get out of bed in the morning.
I expect a similar tactic this time.
You wouldn’t believe the debates on Irish radio about this – I endured more than my fair share. Yes supporters would throw up multiple strawmen, ad hominems and assorted fallacies, while many on the NO side are far-right or far-left kooks.
One of the most pathetic arguments for YES was the idea that Ireland should “be grateful to Europe”. So much for the brave little booming country, finally taking its place among the great nations. Our politicians are still just a bunch of creepy, forelock-tugging peasants.
“Roit ye are, sor, Oi’ll do dat roit away.”
At least some of the electorate still have functional brains/gonads….
If I hadn’t drunk all my beer last night, I’d be opening a bottle now, 8.38am or not.
It’s like the 21st century version of the Fianna.
Yes brilliant result.
I couldn’t make it home to vote, (and Ireland won’t allow it’s citizens to vote at an embassy while abroad), but managed to persuade my mother to go and vote no.
Seems like Barroso, Sarkozy and Brown are saying nothing has changed and are still trying to plough ahead with other countries ratifying the Constitution / Treaty.
The Bilderberg agenda won’t take no for an answer.
It should be noted the Ireland’s voting system is done with paper & pen, and hand-counted.
An attempt to introduce computer voting a few years ago was a total disaster.
I think we’ll see a second referendum in the next 12 months…
Just listening to Irish radio online; the whining and vindictiveness of the YES losers is just breath-taking.
For all cant about “European Democracy”, they have a thinly veiled – make that unveiled – contempt for the NO voters.
And they affect surprise at the result……