Comments on: Irish Referendum Tomorrow

By: Werner

Werner — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:54:36 +0000

I think the EU must make some decisions on what it really wants to be before presenting people with
a “take it or leave it” treaty. Do we really want to be one country, as in the US? Then it is unthinkable for the federal government to side with a third country against a member state. Which has not always been the case in the EU and which is exactly why veto is necessary. If we do not feel as one country, it makes no sense to try to pretend we are one. Branding entire countries “national or religious fanatics”,
usually because you do not understand or do not bother to understand them(most critisism of countries I have heard is not particularly
accurate)
is not terribly intelligent: These fanatics are your countrymen, no?

By: Sammy Morse

Sammy Morse — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:41:06 +0000

Looks like the Noes have it. What next?

By: Oliver

Oliver — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:56:10 +0000

All member states were free to have a vote themselves. The decision to avoid this on the second run shows a blatant disregard for the citizens votes, but it has no relevance in Ireland. If anything the Irish should take an opportunity to protest the treatment of citizens in other countries.

By: mBaf

mBaf — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:17:29 +0000

Europe needs initiative, i am convinced of the need to involve the citizens in the decision making of the EU.

but, please, Europe doesn’t need national or religious fanatics who will decide nationaly on a topic which concerns all member-states. That’s why a paneuropean-referendum on a paneuropean topic will makes sense.

to make this possible, the Treaty of Lisbonne has to be approved.

By: James Connolly

James Connolly — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:48:35 +0000

Straight Irish men and women. Please do our european continent a favor and vote NO to the lisbon treaty.

I ask your help for us all from germany. Most people in the 27 country’s are NOT AGAINST the european union but AGAINST an EU of the big busineses. Against an antidemocratic not even to say a faschist EU which do not care about their people. Wich do not care about our children and which do not care about peace.

They only care about foreign ressources which they want to “secure” for europe by means of war if neccessary.

They want send our children into death, just to secure their profits.

Again, good people of ireland. Remind your history as a strong and free nation as well as remind your responsibility for other european nations who dont have the opportunity to decide.

God bless you..

By: vavatch

vavatch — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:17:08 +0000

Or alternatively, the opposition are people who like democracy and think people should have a say in the treaty.

Dear Irish people, vote “no” and defend our freedoms and defend democracy from the bureaucratic state.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:31:25 +0000

Then the discussion about the final extent and depth of the EU can no longer be postponed.

By: oscar

oscar — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:58:25 +0000

im calling that the no’s will win it by a close margin. turnout will be low as well.

By: mBaf

mBaf — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:11:59 +0000

sorry , the website is :

http://www.we-change-europe.eu

By: mBaf

mBaf — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:10:38 +0000

please dear irish people, vote yes
with this treaty you will have the right of initiative which have the potential to increase the citizens influence in european decision making.
just visit the website

http://www.we-change-eruope.eu

and you will see how fantatstic this initiative can be.