[Irish_Thatcherite]

The IRA is an illegal organisation, Sinn Fein and the IRA are one and the same, therefore Sinn Fein should not be a legal party to begin with.

[voltaires_zit]

> The IRA is an illegal organisation, Sinn Fein and the IRA
> are one and the same,...

Some folks on the other side say the same thing about the UVF and the Orange Order, don't they?

[Stoigo]

Irish_Thacherite,
"The IRA is an illegal organisation, Sinn Fein and the IRA are one and the same, therefore Sinn Fein should not be a legal party to begin with."

The assertion is irrelevant. Mr. Adams was lawfully elected by a majority of voters. We extol the virtues of democracy, and yet when democratic actions occur that do not meet our liking, we denounce the democratic process? There's no logic in that position.

[Churchillspirit]

Sinn Fein - political wing of the IRA.

IRA - illegal organization in Ulster and Eire.

QED