Comments on: Lisbon Treaty, here we go again… http://www.tomdoyletalk.com/2008/12/11/lisbon-treaty-here-we-go-again/ TALK Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:50:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tom Doyle http://www.tomdoyletalk.com/2008/12/11/lisbon-treaty-here-we-go-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3317 Tom Doyle Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:48:55 +0000 http://www.tomdoyletalk.com/?p=794#comment-3317 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 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

]]> By: brws http://www.tomdoyletalk.com/2008/12/11/lisbon-treaty-here-we-go-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3313 brws Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:28:17 +0000 http://www.tomdoyletalk.com/?p=794#comment-3313 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? 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?

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