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2008-06-07 Europe

Irish voters likely to sink EU treaty, poll shows

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Posted by Steve White 2008-06-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 May God damn Gordon Brown for his repudiation of the solemn promise Labour made the UK voters to allow a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. He and his cronies deserve to have their heads mounted on spikes at Tower Gate in the traditional English punishment for traitors.

Posted by Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707 2008-06-07 02:45|| 2008-06-07 02:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Some of the EU politicians also threatened the Irish if they were to vote against the treaty. This tends to irritate people.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2008-06-07 08:47|| 2008-06-07 08:47|| Front Page Top

#3 The Irish economy is still doing well. They do not fancy supporting the rest of the pikers.

Posted by Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-06-07 10:30|| 2008-06-07 10:30|| Front Page Top

#4 If they can't ram it through with a vote, they will be forced to do what Britain is doing.

Posted by Uninetch Big Foot9404 2008-06-07 11:52|| 2008-06-07 11:52|| Front Page Top

#5 As an example, the US constitution is six articles and barely a dozen pages in modern type.

Rendered into entire [law] libraries by our new priesthood of lawyers, judges, and SCOTUS, who've declared that they and only they know the meaning of the sacred words - like equal before the law as in "nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-06-07 12:46|| 2008-06-07 12:46|| Front Page Top

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