Written by Tom Cosgrave on June 13th, 2008
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The people of the country have spoken, for good or ill. That must be respected.
Accordingly, I do not want to see another referendum - the outcome of this one must be heeded. The people are sovereign. The Constitution, deeply flawed as it is, governs this country over anything else; it is the source of power [...]
Written by Future Taoiseach on June 12th, 2008
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Wednesday’s Irish Independent is a case-in-point for those of us who suspect the press of siding with the Establishment against the people over Lisbon. With jobs losses growing by the week, they cynically attempt to link the issue to the possibility of a “No” vote to the June 12th referendum. This article is pure facile [...]
Written by Cian on June 9th, 2008
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Thomas Byrne TD will be familiar to blog readers. The newly elected TD competed via blog and on the ground with Dominic Hannigan for votes last May. Anyhow, turns out his former speciality was solicitor specialising in EU law and in a public message on the blog he is inviting voters (I doubt he could be that picky [...]
Written by Simon on June 9th, 2008
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Is it just me or is the main technique used by the yes campaign scare tactics. You would expect it from the no but if this is such worthwhile treaty shouldn’t it be argued on the merits of the treaty? Should the yes campaign be resorting to the Ireland will be doomed argument. People don’t [...]