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Originally Posted by CookieMonster  Libertas' involvement in the Lisbon Treaty campaign was never about choosing Libertas over something else, it was about arguing the reasons to reject Lisbon. We put forward that choice over the last six months and we got our answer on Friday.
Libertas played a part, a significant one, in the Lisbon treaty campaign but I met far too many good people from all sides of the political divide during the Lisbon campaign to claim credit for the result. And at the end of the day it was the voters who made the final decision, not us. |
With all due respect, could you explain how the MEP elections gave you your answer on that question?
The next Lisbon referendum will be before the end of the year, and it'll be YES or NO on the day, whereas, the elected MEPs will be in their seats for years voting on a whole range of issues, only some of them related to the issues contained in the Lisbon Treaty.
If I didn't want Ganley in the European Parliament, that is
not saying anything about my position on Lisbon. I oppose Lisbon, and so does Ganley, but I'll cast my vote in the referendum and it'll be by ticking a box next to "No /Níl" not one that says "GANLEY, Declan. LIBERTAS".
Declan Ganley has as much right as anyone else to continue to oppose the Lisbon Treaty.
He doesn't need a mandate, cos it's a referendum, not a parliamentary decision.