why won't the EU take No for an answer?

[R1Geezer]

So how many attempts will it take to brow beat the paddies into a yes. When is this twisted corrupt amorphorism going to be stopped, when will we end this Tyranny? stop trying to bully the us. Why can the UK not also have a vote on this? Our limp wristed gov doesn't trust us to deliver the "right" answer. Why must we allow ourselves, in the words of John McLain, to be butt fcuked on prime time TV? Why must we rely on the paddies to save us once more? Vote NO NO NO Ireland save us, please!

[Lucy-Thomas]

The EU has form here. It is an undemocratic institution which won't take NO for an answer. Any country lucky enough to get a referendum on anything to do with the EU will be asked to vote repeatedly until they vote the correct way, i.e. the EU's way.

As much as I abhor the EU and the Lisbon Treaty, I think the Irish are flogging a dead horse. The playmakers in the EU, France and Germany, are determined to enact the treaty by any means more foul than fair.

So determined are they, it is likely that if Ireland again votes NO they will be consigned to a second tier of membership with reduced rights and probably reduced subsidies. Probably alongside Poland and the Czech Republic who are also yet to ratify the treaty.

The Irish government will be enticed with concessions such as a guarantee of an Irish Commissioner and guarantees of Irish neutrality in order to sway a YES vote.

I would hope that once again the Irish electorate sees through this deceit and votes NO.

[jno]

amorphorism?

[birdie1971]

I couldn�t agree more with you R1. If anyone wanted further proof that the EU is totally against democracy, this is it. The Irish voted �No�. That should have been the end of it. It specifically states in the Treaty that if just one member state does not ratify it, then it cannot be implemented. End of.

I think it�s utterly disgusting that the EU wants the Irish to vote again. They�ll keep asking them until they get the answer they want.

What disgusts me even further is our own pathetic, lying Government won�t even let the people of Britain have a vote on this matter. Gordon Brown expects us to believe that this new Treaty is totally different to the old one � therefore we don�t need a vote on it. Rubbish! It�s the same treaty with a different title and different wording, but its effects and powers are the same as before.

[youngmafbog]

We should pull out R1, but given the state of our economy and the value of the � I suspect we will all be Europeans by the end of next year.

Part of Mandy's great plan perhaps ?

[brionon]

The EU Ain't Forcing the Irish to hold another Vote,for X's Sake.