Will Ireland Reject the EU Reform Treaty? | 41 comments (41 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Will Ireland Reject the EU Reform Treaty? (4.00 / 3)

Nope. The Irish Government may be a miserable, incompetent shower of wasters, but they'reour miserable, incompetent shower of wasters!!!!

No unelected foreign bureaucrat is going to tell a proud Irish voter how to vote no matter how clever, sophisticated and solicitous they may be.

Merkel can come and say why Germany ratified and why Germany would like us to ratify, that's ok. If she asks nicely, then we will be charmed to help out.

Brown - if he can figure out where Ireland is - will also be welcome especially if he comes over as Ireland thrash Scotland in Rugby.

Sarkozy will have to be kept well away from our President. King Juan Carlos can come as long as he doesn't tell us to shut up.

Donald Tusk should come, as half his younger country men and women are over here at the moment. I'm not sure how many will be entitled to vote though.

The Belgians should send over all their party leaders. Bertie will soon sort them out and organise a Government for them. In fact they could have him as their Prime Minister if they want....

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Wed Dec 19th, 2007 at 06:32:38 PM EST
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Frank Schnittger:

No unelected foreign bureaucrat is going to tell a proud Irish voter how to vote no matter how clever, sophisticated and solicitous they may be.

Fair enough: send in the European Parliament.

According to the Eurobarometers, the EP is the best known and most trusted of the EU institutions.

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by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Dec 19th, 2007 at 06:35:27 PM EST
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We have our own Euro parliamentarians. They tend not to be very influential back home and get very little media airtime. The most vocal and telegenic is probably Sinn Fein's Mary Lou McDonald who will be campaigning against. Sinn Fein were very disappointed with their last election performance. This is their big chance to make it big and they will take full credit for the NO vote as all the other parties will be supporting a yes vote.

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Wed Dec 19th, 2007 at 06:47:01 PM EST
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