"I also read your posts Jovian and Marie, and what is being said here by you people, is no different to what the people around me are saying.
It is extraordinary that the views of the people here on this site represent the feelings of the Irish people so much more that our representatives in Power. Wonder should I send them an invitation?"
Please don't misunderstand me - I am just trying to reason why so many voted no - it does not mean I agree with them - I dont. I think that this is possibly the worst decision Ireland could have made under the present economic crisis. Ireland is heading for some very difficult times economically and for sure this no vote will not have helped at all.
The proposed corporate tax harmonisation has absolutely nothing to do with the Lisbon Treaty - the Lisbon Treaty retained the right for each country to veto any taxation issues.
As the gentleman from Galway pointed out, the no vote cannot be clearly explained - frustration with present politics in Ireland - lack of understanding and fear of a very complicated document. The fact that Ireland succeeded in further negotiating the Nice Treaty led many to believe a "no" vote this time round would be not quite so disasterous as it is.
The EC is seen as a very remote and strong power that is becoming out of the citizen's control. This problem has to be acknowledged and addressed by Brussels.
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RE: The Lisbon Treaty.
"I also read your posts Jovian and Marie, and what is being said here by you people, is no different to what the people around me are saying.It is extraordinary that the views of the people here on this site represent the feelings of the Irish people so much more that our representatives in Power. Wonder should I send them an invitation?"
Please don't misunderstand me - I am just trying to reason why so many voted no - it does not mean I agree with them - I dont. I think that this is possibly the worst decision Ireland could have made under the present economic crisis. Ireland is heading for some very difficult times economically and for sure this no vote will not have helped at all.