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When will the Irish vote about Nice?

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Monday October 21, 2002 22:55

by boo

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the below is just a couple of paragraphs from a long article, so perhaps Ray can leave it up?

When will the Irish vote about Nice?

JENS-PETER BONDE - "The result shows that it might be difficult to get the Irish to accept the coming EU state constitution." (Photo: EUobserver.com)
The majority of Irish voters voted yes in the referendum 19 October. The Nice Treaty is now adopted in all Member States. But it has only been approved by less than one third of the electorate in the most EU positive country. And even here the electorate were asked to approve everything else but the content in the Treaty.

The mixed elite of media and politicians in Dublin succeeded in making the referendum a "moral choice" for and against the poor applicant countries. They convinced the majority that enlargement would fail without an Irish Yes. The politicians and the business world also succeeded to convince the Irish that jobs would be at stake if they voted no and that a yes would safeguard Irish neutrality.

Yes to jobs, neutrality and enlargement
You get answers according to the questions posed. Following the Irish now said yes to jobs, neutrality and enlargement. The good question is then: When will they vote on the Nice Treaty? ....................

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NO. It breache Sec 4, sub-sec (ix) parag (g) of the IMC code.

by (Death)Ray - WSM (ML)

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Tue Oct 22, 2002 10:08

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send in the PETA squad

by mooooooooooooooooo!

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Tue Oct 22, 2002 11:03

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I used to lie awake @ night many years ago wondering would PETA agents come abseiling through my windows with warrents to seize my animals.
I was a wee bit paranoid then.

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