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Will the EU now sideline us?

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    #32
    DishonestPikey
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    is_that_so wrote: »
    Denmark after their first Maastricht attempt may be a way that they will look at it - with opt-opts. I believe that they had also worked out a legal way round it, if the Danes had rejected it again.

    The reasons for voting no were largely a) I don't understand the treaty therefore I'm voting no, b) I don't want to hand over any more power to the beauraucrats. That covers the large majority of no voters from what I gather. Therefore there is only one opt out, that is to opt out of the treaty as a whole.


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    #33
    is_that_so
    Registered Users Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    DishonestPikey wrote: »
    The reasons for voting no were largely a) I don't understand the treaty therefore I'm voting no, b) I don't want to hand over any more power to the beauraucrats. That covers the large majority of no voters from what I gather. Therefore there is only one opt out, that is to opt out of the treaty as a whole.

    I am talking about the politics of what Europe will do to find a solution to the result. As Scofflaw pointed out elsewhere we are now all No voters. The EU will look at options to fix this problem, Denmark and Maastricht offers a precedent which could also include a legal way out thus avoiding a new referendum.


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    #34
    DishonestPikey
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭DishonestPikey


    is_that_so wrote: »
    I am talking about the politics of what Europe will do to find a solution to the result. As Scofflaw pointed out elsewhere we are now all No voters. The EU will look at options to fix this problem, Denmark and Maastricht offers a precedent which could also include a legal way out thus avoiding a new referendum.

    Well hopefully they can find a way around it. But isn't it the Irish constitution that calls for a referendum? Therefore this is an Irish problem which needs an Irish solution.


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    #35
    is_that_so
    Registered Users Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    DishonestPikey wrote: »
    Well hopefully they can find a way around it. But isn't it the Irish constitution that calls for a referendum?

    Only for the elements of the Treaty that affect our constitution. Some parts don't.


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