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DontBeConned

...That the European Parliament has already voted by a huge majority to 'not respect the outcome of the referendum in Ireland'.

In the face of such breathtaking arrogance surely we should tell these politicians where to stick it. When the EU Constitution was forced to withdraw after the 'No votes' in 2005, the eurocrats learnt not to be foolish enough to let that happen again. The EU is clearly not concerned with the views of the Irish people and will press ahead with this Treaty even if we vote no.

And the politicians are telling us to hand the primacy of our law over to these very people! Is there anything which could demonstrate more clearly the backseat position Ireland will have in the EU than this?

sink

The Corbett - De Vigo report report contained an amendment which asked that the parliament to "undertake to respect the outcome of the referendum in Ireland". This report was voted down but not because of this amendment. Reports are not legislation and are not legally binding, they are tools of official communication.

The report itself was a discussion on how superior the failed constitution was in comparison to the reform treaty. If they had voted for it, it would have become part of official parliamentary communications to it's citizens, at a time when the reform treaty was being debated in national parliaments. This would have been completely unhelpful as the constitution was dead and the reform treaty is what we had to go with, plus it was completely pointless as it served no one and wasted money.

Shivverz

Where did you read that and what are you basing this outlandish comment on?

Shivverz

sink wrote: »

The Corbett - De Vigo report report contained an amendment which asked that the parliament to "undertake to respect the outcome of the referendum in Ireland". This report was voted down but not because of this amendment. Reports are not legislation and are not legally binding, they are tools of official communication.

The report itself was a discussion on how superior the failed constitution was in comparison to the reform treaty. If they had voted for it, it would have become part of official parliamentary communications to it's citizens, at a time when the reform treaty was being debated in national parliaments. This would have been completely unhelpful as the constitution was dead and the reform treaty is what we had to go with, plus it was completely pointless as it served no one and wasted money.

Exactly, a report....

kluivert

Dont-be-conned 1 hit wonder poster.

Can you back this up with a link to the source of the information.

oscarBravo

Been done to death.