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'RSF satisfied with outcome - time to consider alternatives'

category national | politics / elections | press release author Monday December 01, 2003 12:37author by Ailín - RSF Report this post to the editors

The final outcome of the Stormont assembly election indicates a deadlock as far as the Agreement is concerned. Republican Sinn Féin said at the outset five-and-a-half years ago that the Agreement was not a settlement and would not work in the medium to long-term.

Because it was debarred from the election by the political test oath required of candidates for nomination, Republican Sinn Féin called for either a boycott of the polls or a spoiling of votes.

We would not (a) disown publicly the organisations of the Republican Movement and (b) deny the right of the Irish people to resist English rule in Ireland and were therefore excluded from what was not a free and fair election.

For our part we are satisfied that 170,000 voters did not register and at that the turnout was significantly down throughout the Six Counties while the number of spoiled votes has not been revealed.

Tens of thousands of leaflets were distributed by our members and hundreds of posters displayed as well as slogans painted. An Agreement which is based on a sectarian headcount and is an artificially contrived method to govern an artificial statelet cannot survive in the long run.

A nine-county Ulster within a four-province federation, with optimum devolution within the provinces, is the only way forward. It will provide power and decision-making to all communities and sections of the people of Ireland.

Yet again the artificial means to copper-fasten English rule here has met with failure. It is time to consider other alternatives.

Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, President Republican Sinn Féin

Related Link: http://www.rsf.ie
author by TomJoepublication date Mon Dec 01, 2003 14:36author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Perhaps RSF could strike a strategic alliance with the DUP as they now share two major issues in common

- hatred of Sinn Féin
- hatred of the GFA

author by Henry Joypublication date Mon Dec 01, 2003 14:49author address author phone Report this post to the editors

join up with the SP who equally hate SF and the GFA.

author by jamespublication date Mon Dec 01, 2003 15:58author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Good on you Ruarí, at least theres one party left in Éire not licking the jack boots of the brits.
Like your alternatives, keep fighting for them!
James

author by jamespublication date Tue Dec 02, 2003 23:01author address author phone Report this post to the editors

yeah new allternatives to defeat british rule. how about we refuse to recognise leinster hse talk about organiseing a military capaign with little or no support don't engage with anyone but ourselfs and if thats not the way to victory othen we could do the same as was done for the last 80yrs.

author by Henry Joy - United Irishmanpublication date Wed Dec 03, 2003 01:11author address author phone Report this post to the editors

"For our part we are satisfied that 170,000 voters did not register and at that the turnout was significantly down throughout the Six Counties while the number of spoiled votes has not been revealed."

Well I'm sorry to burst your bubble but I know for a fact that Anarchists have for years been claiming that THEY win when people dont vote.

RSF would need to be careful about the claims they are making as these lads and lassies within the anarchist movements are prone to Direct Action.

author by Idir Gael is Gallpublication date Wed Dec 03, 2003 05:56author address author phone Report this post to the editors

So one of these republican splinter groups is gloating about political stalemate in Norn Iron?

If they're lucky, you never know, we might go back to the old days of bagstuff in London and blowing up a peaceful ceremony in Enniskillen.

Well, at least they had Omagh to crow about.

I wish I could drag these benighted creatures into the 21st century but I know they're jut far too stupid to waste time on.

Just remember, you Shinner scumbags, there's now a global war on Terror. Bush and Blair will stamp on any "axa tourism" happening on these islands.

They will have the wholehearted support of the 94.6% of people in the Republic of Ireland who voted for an end to the disgusting murders committed in the name of outmoded ideas.

author by Larrypublication date Wed Aug 29, 2007 15:55author address author phone Report this post to the editors

If I was ever thinking about joining RSF, your message would only encourage me!

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