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So it looks like we’re off again, the Government looks set to ask us to go to the polls again and vote on ratifying the Lisbon Treaty.
What’s different you may ask? Well it hasn’t been officially announced yet, but so far it looks like it’s just going to containt a set of declarations but not actually change a single paragraph of the Treaty.
Surely no-one is going to be fooled by this move, are they???
According to recent polls, it looks like they will. It will be a sad day for democracy if this goes through. Obviously “no” means nothing to the Government this country elected…
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#1 by brws at December 12th, 2008
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Are you serious? Do you really mean to suggest that the government that we as a people democratically elected cannot revisit issues??
If that was the case this country would be stuck in the stoneage, divorce would never have been introduced, the criteria on medical cards for the eldery would not have been “revisited”…
No does not mean No never discuss this issue again, just as Yes does not mean it is set in stone either.
Democracy encourages debate not stifles it, you should welcome with open arms an opportunity to express your opinion once again. How can that be a sad day for democracy?
#2 by Tom Doyle at December 15th, 2008
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Hi there,
I’ve no problem revisiting an issue if concessions or changes have been made to the first one that we turned down. In this case, there looks like there will be no changes other than declarations from the EU which have no legal standing. That’s not democratic.
You can’t compare this to the Divorce referendum, we didn’t vote on Divorce one year and then within a year vote on it again. This affects many more people than the Divorce referendum ever did or will.
Tom