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Ireland vote rejects EU treaty ... (EU fears crisis)
The Press Association ^ | 06-13-2008

Posted on 06/13/2008 5:17:43 AM PDT by IrishMike

Ireland vote rejects EU treaty

Irish Justice Minister Dermot Ahern has said substantial referendum returns show that Ireland has rejected the European Union reform treaty.

Electoral officials expect to confirm the result later.

Mr Ahern based his conclusion on tallies of votes produced nationally by election observers as well as early official returns.

They showed the "no" camp ahead in the vast majority of Ireland's 43 electoral constituencies, while pro-treaty voters were clearly ahead in only a few.

The expected result will send shock waves throughout the EU.

Ireland was the only member to subject the Lisbon Treaty to a popular vote, while other countries have been ratifying the painstakingly negotiated pact only through their national governments.

Mr Ahern said "We're in uncharted waters."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: ahern; eu; europe; ireland; lisbontreaty
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To: IrishMike

2 wins yesterdays for the Celtics!


21 posted on 06/13/2008 5:50:26 AM PDT by AU72
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To: IrishMike

God bless the Irish for their common sense!

Erin go braugh!


22 posted on 06/13/2008 5:51:17 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner ("We must not forget that there is a war on and our troops are in the thick of it!"--Duncan Hunter)
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To: Earthdweller

We don’t take kindly to threats either............

...”EC president Jose Manuel Barroso said a rejection would be bad for Europe and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner also warned that if Ireland voted ‘No’, ‘the first victim... would be the Irish”.............


23 posted on 06/13/2008 5:52:32 AM PDT by IrishMike (I am not a Republican first. I am a conservative.)
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To: IrishMike
Ireland was the only member to subject the Lisbon Treaty to a popular vote

This speaks volume about the reason other countries had prohibited its citizens from exercising their right to vote on this issue.

Kudos to the Irish. Gives us all reason to want to be Irish for a day, other than St. Patrick's Day.

24 posted on 06/13/2008 5:59:38 AM PDT by Conservative Vermont Vet ((One of ONLY 37 Conservatives in the People's Republic of Vermont. Socialists and Progressives All))
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To: IrishMike

25 posted on 06/13/2008 5:59:39 AM PDT by Fox_Mulder77
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To: IrishMike

The Irish save civilization again !


26 posted on 06/13/2008 6:02:48 AM PDT by Red Boots
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To: IrishMike
I would take those threats seriously. French/English/Irish here. One side of the family thrown out of bell towers for their religion, one totally robbed by the government crooks and the other starved out.

Yep..they will do it. Brace yourself.

27 posted on 06/13/2008 6:04:13 AM PDT by Earthdweller
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To: IrishMike
Congratulations Ireland!
 
Be aware of this before you travel....The European Arrest Warrant
 
The list of 32 offenses includes ...“racism and xenophobia,”
 
As our readers are well aware, “racism and xenophobia” in the EU-speak have long included the nebulous thought-crime of “Islamophobia”—and my speech could be construed as paradigmatically “Islamophobic” by the drafters of the EU Framework Decision, and accordingly acted upon by the future users of the European Arrest Warrant.
 
...the Framework Decision defines a “racist or xenophobic group” as “a structured organisation consisting of at least two persons established for a specific period.”
 
This affects not only EU citizens, but also Americans who may say something here (or post something here to a website that is accessible to the EU) and get arrested over there, in an EU country, while on vacation.

Believe it or not, the only people who could make this Lisbon Treaty come crashing down are the Irish, whose vote for or against on June 12th will make all the difference. I am hoping that the Irish will be the stubborn, proud and independent cusses they have always been, but the EU has poured a lot of money into Ireland to make the vote swing their way.

Lisbon Treaty, signed by all 27 EU heads of states or governments 13 December 2007, will have to be ratified by each Member State in order for it to come into force in 2009. Countries where the Treaty has been approved .

Babies placed in circle forming the EU symbol

28 posted on 06/13/2008 6:04:16 AM PDT by Wolverine (A Concerned Citizen)
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To: Entrepreneur
This great news for Ireland and the Celtics overcame a 24 point deficit to beat the Lakers in LA. Happy Irish everywhere!
29 posted on 06/13/2008 6:07:03 AM PDT by WellyP (How much does Huma know?)
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To: devere
Since Ireland is the only country in Europe that respects the will of their people, they obviously do not belong. Eject the Irish from the EU, so the rest of the nations can follow their unimpeded path toward fascism.

This makes me SO proud of my Irish blood!

Freemen should NEVER contract with tyrants.

30 posted on 06/13/2008 6:10:42 AM PDT by MamaTexan (* The common law IS the Law for the People *)
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To: Earthdweller
French/English/Irish here. One side of the family thrown out of bell towers for their religion, one totally robbed by the government crooks and the other starved out.

American Indian/English/Irish here.

Other than the first, we have the rest in common.

Treaties continually deprived the Indians of their rights ....after they quit trying to massacre the Europeans, anyway. :-)

Kudos to the Irish for seeing through the deceit.

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The EU will undoubtedly follow up on the threat, and prayers that the Irish continue to stand tall.

31 posted on 06/13/2008 6:19:13 AM PDT by MamaTexan (* The common law IS the Law for the People *)
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To: IrishMike
This would leave Ireland - the only member to put the mammoth, often-unreadable document to a national vote - diplomatically isolated but nonetheless wielding the power to prevent the treaty from becoming law and forcing a period of renewed negotiations.

You can see while the other European countries didn't let their citizens vote.

32 posted on 06/13/2008 6:26:10 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (Obama: "America is the greatest country on earth, help me change America.")
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To: grey_whiskers
We already have Mexico and Puerto Rico
33 posted on 06/13/2008 6:35:36 AM PDT by B4Ranch (Having custody of a loaded weapon does not arm you. The skill to use the weapon is what arms a man.)
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To: Earthdweller

The most important thing is that the ratification process must continue in the other countries and then we shall see with the Irish what type of legal arrangement could be found,” Jean-Pierre Jouyet told LCI television.

“We cannot take a country out of Europe that has been there for 35 years,” Jouyet added.
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35 Years ??????????
I’ve walked Streets of Dublin 1,500 years old.
I was in Limerick for her 1,000 th birthday.

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Meanwhile in Italy

A cabinet minister in Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s government on Friday welcomed the outcome of the Irish referendum, reported dpa.

“A thank-you goes to the Irish people for their vote,” Minister for Simplifying Legislation Roberto Calderoli was quoted as saying by the ANSA newsagency.

“Each time peoples have been called to vote, they have with clamour rejected a model of Europe which is seen as distant from the people themselves,” Calderoli, added.

Calderoli said Ireland’s rejection of the Treaty of Lisbon was in tune with the policies of his party, the Northern League which campaigns for devolving more power to Italy’s regions.

“Sovereignty belongs to the people and only the people can decide whether they want to give it up,” Calderoli said.


34 posted on 06/13/2008 6:42:03 AM PDT by IrishMike (I am not a Republican first. I am a conservative.)
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To: IrishMike

Note the Irish economy is flourishing thanks to reduced taxes, contrary to the economic doldrums in other high tax socialist EU states.


35 posted on 06/13/2008 6:44:41 AM PDT by The Great RJ ("Mir we bleiwen wat mir sin" or "We want to remain what we are." ..Luxembourg motto)
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To: Earthdweller

“Guess the Irish still don’t want to be slaves. Imagine that.”

DEO GRATIAS!!


36 posted on 06/13/2008 7:16:51 AM PDT by victim soul
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To: Mike Darancette
You can see while the other European countries didn't let their citizens vote.

We were promised a vote in Britain by Tony BLIAR till he changed his mind.

Anyway, it's a pint of Guiness for me and big toast to our Irish neighbours for derailing this undemocratic monster that threatens the whole of Europe.

37 posted on 06/13/2008 7:20:22 AM PDT by snowman_returns (Britain was great..........once!)
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To: snowsislander

Ditto!


38 posted on 06/13/2008 7:24:25 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Will this thread be jacked by a Mormon?)
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To: IrishMike

I knew I liked the Irish!


39 posted on 06/13/2008 7:27:49 AM PDT by oldfart (The most dangerous man is the one who has nothing left to lose.)
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To: Wolverine
I used to travel to Europe a lot on business. I have sold all of my interests that depended on Europe and would not go there on a bet. They have become a ridiculous image of what is wrong with big brother Government of course we are not far behind.
40 posted on 06/13/2008 7:28:24 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Will this thread be jacked by a Mormon?)
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