The Irish Republic may need to hold a second referendum on the EU\’s Lisbon Treaty, despite its rejection by voters in June, an Irish minister says. Irish Europe Minister Dick Roche said that "because we\’ve already had a referendum on this issue I think the people will have to be consulted".
Erm, haven\’t you just consulted them and they told you to bugger off?
Mr Roche was quoted in the Irish Independent as saying
“If we want to retain our position as a constructive EU member state, we cannot simply sit on our hands, as some would have us do, and keep saying that ‘No’ means ‘No’.”
(Cue un-PC reference to using this as a defence when accused of rape)
It’s bordering on harassment of the population. I wonder if the police can arrest the Irish Government for stalking?
Ha, what a moron. Nigel Farage made the same point in the European Parliament when pro-Lisbon politicians said they had to learn why the Irish voted ‘no’. Like Nigel Farage, I suspect it has something to do with not wanting the Lisbon Treaty.
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