Spot on, Purple. And we are kidding ourselves of thinking that we have the luxury of voting "No".We have a representative democracy for a reason. I don’t have the time, inclination or skills to make myself aware of legislation going through the Dail so I pay politicians to represent me in the chamber and vote on my behalf. If I don’t think they are voting in a way that is in line with my views I vote for someone else in the next election. There is no way that 95% of the people who vote on the Lisbon treaty will have a comprehensive grasp of the issues involved. Therefore they will vote from a position of ignorance. I think that this is not a good thing.
My understanding was that we gave up our our fishing grounds to join the EEC back in the 70's.
Ireland declared an Exclusive Economic Zone in Part 3 of the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006, which was enacted on 4 April 2006.
The exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is the zone immediately adjacent and beyond the territorial seas extending to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baselines. In the EEZ the coastal state enjoys sovereign rights over the exploitation, conservation and management of living and non-living natural resources and exercises jurisdiction over marine scientific research and for the protection of the marine environment.
Ain't that the truth. I don't trust them as far as I can throw them.The reality is that our govt will keep pushing us to vote for this until they get the right result and thus I will vote against it because I just don't trust any govt lead by FF.
If you truely believe this, then are you saying that the referendum is a sham?Spot on, Purple. And we are kidding ourselves of thinking that we have the luxury of voting "No".
To paraphrase Lady Bracknell, "No" to Nice was careless, "No" to Lisbon would be irresponsible. The rest of the EU will eventually lose patience with this backwater which has sponged so much from this project.
Time to seriously rewrite De Valera's constititution. Life is more complex now, we can't afford the luxury of referenda on complex issues like how the EU is administered.
The reality is that our govt will keep pushing us to vote for this until they get the right result and thus I will vote against it because I just don't trust any govt lead by FF.
Not to mention a fall in interest rates to a quarter of what they were before we joined, ditto a quartering of unemployment, ditto a quartering of inflation. Not to mention Ireland being allowed to establish itself as America's quasi tax haven in the EU.not to mention the billions in structural funds, over the years is ludicrous.
That is scaremongering."Vote NO to reject the LT and commence negotiations for our withdrawal from the EU".
I believe that referenda are a bad idea. They are the last vestage of mob rule.If you truely believe this, then are you saying that the referendum is a sham?
"Vote NO to reject the LT and commence negotiations for our withdrawal from the EU".
I agree with Tom McGurk. The government does need to answer those questions.
Incidentally I received a piece of government propaganda today about the LT, I assume that this is their interpretation of the treaty.
Where are the arguments for and against the LT that must be produced to the voters?
I believe that referenda are a bad idea. They are the last vestage of mob rule.
I received a booklet from the Department of Foreign Affairs. It was 100% pro treaty.The Referendum Commission (which is a non-party body) will be sending out info to every home in Ireland. If this is what you received then your assertion that it was “government propaganda” is not correct.