brownbear73

There's only one Europe, let's all live together without fascist organizations gaining power & messing it all up.

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Last word - if the EU decide that a referendum is valid only if it agrees with Barroso's opinions, then all is lost for them, goodbye EU.

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Are Fianna Fail in ALDE? - another wishy-washy support group for harassed politicians who say "listen to citizens" instead of "democracy".

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It's sad that no large opposition parties existed in Ireland for this debate, since Fine Gael works for Barroso's EPP.

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A big waste of time. I'd say EU development is now halted for about 5 years, until at least 50% Europeans cry out for a more democratic EU.

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@FaustiesBlog - well Fianna Fail definitely rigged that overseas Irish could not vote unless they were government employees. That's a fact.

[brownbear73 @brownbear73]

What's all this "f*** off Farage"? Excuse me, did anyone else on either side speak with an equivalent amount of sensibility in Parliament?

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Barroso-fetish? What's so wrong with the demand that all Europeans be allowed to vote on large & controversial initiatives, such as Lisbon?

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@clearskies thanks, I now also owe you a pint! I think I owe over a million good people in Ireland a pint by now, I'll be very broke...

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@tristamsparks - yeah, right, fantastic, tell the Swiss and Norwegians that they're not European, I'm sure they'll listen to you

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It has come to my attention that most Europeans don't know what the Lisbon treaty is, I will try to stop the EPP's policy of mass ignorance.

[brownbear73 @brownbear73]

I hope Irish holiday-makers in Europe are ready for some surprising opinions, including mass anger at the Irish failure to see sense.

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@tristamsparks - Europe is a geographical term, I think you mean the EU, and that's charging off in the wrong direction.

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@paul_d_buckley - of course the first referendum should have been recognized, if not, then this one neither.

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@reformer88- thanks for the comment. Most ruling parties have about 33% support. Only a (single) referendum gives a clear picture.

[brownbear73 @brownbear73]

Ol' porky-chops Cowen succeeds in representing foreign-rule at Dublin Castle, all he needs is Harney at his side with a red light sabre...

[brownbear73 @brownbear73]

Ah, Dublin Castle on tv... the symbol of foreign rule in Ireland...

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RT@conmar Listening to BIFO - "the people of Ireland have spoken"..they spoke last year - why did you not listen then???

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Many thanks to all pro-democracy supporters at home, as well as people like Nigel Farage and GUE/NGL who spoke clear and true at every step.

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Barroso lies again, saying that state leaders' signing of Lisbon treaty is "democratic", although the people have no say.

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Shame on the Irish. Every European who knows about Lisbon treaty objects to it, so I'm starting there. EU has just lost its public support.