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Irish people say no to EU power grab

category national | eu | press release author Friday June 13, 2008 19:54author by Des Dalton - Republican Sinn Feinauthor email saoirse at iol dot ieauthor address 223 Parnell St Dublin 1author phone 01 8729747 Report this post to the editors

Republican Sinn Fein Vice President Des Dalton says the no vote is a rejection of an EU superstate.

The Irish people have clearly and unequivocally said no to a power grab by the EU political elite by their rejection of the Lisbon Treaty/EU Constitution. The clear message given by the Irish people is that they reject the construction of an undemocratic EU superstate. The people have spoken and must not be ignored unlike the first Nice referendum in the 26 Counties or the French and Dutch referenda in 2005 which rejected the EU Constitution – the Lisbon Treaty and the EU Constitution are 96% the same document.

A clear marker has been laid down to the Dublin and Brussels political establishments. The Irish people are not prepared to give over more power to an institution which they do not elect and which is not accountable to them. Three times in three years the people of three states have now said no to a militarised and unaccountable EU superstate.

What also emerges from the referendum result is that a gulf has grown between the Dublin political establishment and the mass of the people. The line taken by the main 26-County political parties throughout the referendum campaign was that people need not understand the Lisbon Treaty or its implications but merely trust them in recommending its acceptance. The resounding rejection of Lisbon shows the people do not trust them.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Thanks guys and gals!     Downtown Brussels    Fri Jun 13, 2008 22:22 
   Well done, the Irish people     Edward Horgan    Fri Jun 13, 2008 23:35 
   Thank you all     Guy from Germany    Sat Jun 14, 2008 00:13 
   WELL DONE!     a berliner    Sat Jun 14, 2008 00:57 
   patronising     Shamie    Sat Jun 14, 2008 07:56 
   "three quarters and a bit" ?     Mike    Sat Jun 14, 2008 13:47 
   hmm...     dan    Sat Jun 21, 2008 18:35 


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