A salient point.
The decisions to rerun defeated Danish and Irish referenda, to ignore the Dutch and French NO's to the EU Constitution and the denial of a referendum on Lisbon in 26 of the 27 EU member states should illustrate to all that the architects of the New EU have no intention of letting democracy/the people derail their EU Project. Lisbon is the point of no return for the peoples of Europe.
Very few countries run referendums about anything.
Not true for the original constitution - a total of 9 countries held or planned to hold referendums
4 Referendums were run (Spain, Luxembourg, France and Netherlands), plus 5 additional ones were planned but aborted (Denmark, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom)
9 out of 27 for the constitution, down to 1 out of 27 for the Lisbon Treaty...sends a nice message to the people of Europe about the faith their leaders have in the peoples ability/right to determine their future.
There may not be a 'need' for it, but that doesn't mean there shouldn't be one.
Because it's a legal document that changes practically nothing in the EU. Granted SF/Libertas/some other fringe groups are trying to claim it as a threat to our ability to set our own tax rates, take our jobs and women etc... As Purple said, looking at who is opposing it is good enough for me to vote yes.It is also important to note that we are the only country getting the opportunity to vote on the Treaty.
changes practically nothing in the EU.
Anything that dilutes the responsibility of elected leaders and diminishes their ability to lead (and be held to account for to account for their actions) is a bad thing.
Because any amendments to the Irish require a referendum. There's even a wikipedia page on the exact changes!Why the fuss over it then? Why even propose a Treary that does practically nothing?
Because any amendments to the Irish require a referendum.
If I have to hear one more time about how we're "losing our commissioner" I think I might throw the radio out the window.
After a bit of research I've decided I'm voting Yes.
Ignoring the not siding with loonies, anti scaremongering etc. What about the Treaty are you in favour of?
will this treaty lead to privitasition of public services such as schools health care etc? If so im voting no.
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