Sunday 17 February 2008

Lisbon Treaty Upsets the EU Parliament

You basically get the feeling that EU is trying to pull a fast one on us. Hardly anybody has read the Treaty, almost no one read the previous Constitution which the treaty is based on, and now they expect us to ratify a referendum on the treaty in Ireland with almost no debate, other than a few simple sound bytes on why we should.

14.12.2007 - "No" vote on EU treaty would hurt Ireland: Irish PM
Reuters - A "No" vote by Irish voters in next year's referendum on the European Union's reform treaty would isolate Ireland from the bloc, Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said in an interview published on Friday. Ahern told the Irish Times newspaper the government had to "win" the referendum and said a rejection by voters would be "an enormously retrograde step for Ireland in every way".

What does this mean? The treaty is asking us to transfer some of our sovereignty to the EU through referendum and all they can come up with is simple platitudes. I was hoping for a much more vigorous debate. Wouldn't you want to be more informed on a decision that is important enough for a referendum because it affects the Irish Constitution.

Check out this "YouTube Video" on how angry the EU parliament is about how the treaty is being forced upon us ...





Hey if the EU parliament is upset, maybe we should vote "NO", watch out ...