Hypothetical Dáil

[Gladstone]

and they wonder why RSF don't get many votes.

Probably because they haven't contested in years, you donkey. They are abstentionist. No Sinn Féin candidate has EVER stood for election to Leinster House. And as for mandates expiring "after seven years" - I think you will find that mandates only expire upon being replaced.

Is that supposed to be a rebuttel??????

"hey it's not that we get so few votes it's just that we'd be embarrrased to have our tallys read out so were too scared ************************less to run at all"

[Risteard]

Nothing to do with embarrasment. Abstentionism from illegal, subversive, partitionist and Imperial parliaments and assemblies is a fundamental principle of Republicanism.

[Gladstone]

Right well why not run and refuse to take your seats as we did in 1919. set up your own 32 county Dail after you get a massive majority......OH YES...you wouldn't get one...

[AndrewM]

and they wonder why RSF don't get many votes.

Probably because they haven't contested in years, you donkey. They are abstentionist. No Sinn Féin candidate has EVER stood for election to Leinster House. And as for mandates expiring "after seven years" - I think you will find that mandates only expire upon being replaced.

Yes, but your candidates contested local elections, and how did they do? Oh that's right-************************e!Couldn't even get an Uduras seat in their 'stronghold' of Connemara. And how did the euroelections go? Or are you abstaining from them too>

With PIRA gone a main plank for PSF publicity goes with it. Until the Donaldson matter broke they were nowhere to be seen on the screens.

The problem with that idea is that it excludes the fact that SF have a significant local organisation. The appearance of Adams and Mary Lou on PrimeTime is irrelevent to the work of its councillors, the local media and the campaigns carried out by its members.

[coconut]

"hey it's not that we get so few votes it's just that we'd be embarrrased to have our tallys read out so were too scared ************************less to run at all"

Gladstone, grow up. RSF abstain from running in general elections because they view the current setup as illegal. Whether or not they'd get elected is beside the point.

[Rocky]

"hey it's not that we get so few votes it's just that we'd be embarrrased to have our tallys read out so were too scared ************************less to run at all"

Gladstone, grow up. RSF abstain from running in general elections because they view the current setup as illegal. Whether or not they'd get elected is beside the point.

SF in the past for example in 1918 ran in elections even though they believed the current setup was illegal and used them to set up their own Dail. The same can be said of 1922 and 1923. Why can't RSF do that today?

[Gladstone]

It's VERY importnat what their support levels are, they are supporting people who claim to have a mandate to kill in our name.

[coconut]

Why can't RSF do that today?

Why don't you ask Risteard?

[Rocky]

Why can't RSF do that today?

Why don't you ask Risteard?

I have many times,but he never replies or if he does he just posts more of the same ************************e which has nothing to do with the question.

[Pidge]

"hey it's not that we get so few votes it's just that we'd be embarrrased to have our tallys read out so were too scared ************************less to run at all"

Gladstone, grow up. RSF abstain from running in general elections because they view the current setup as illegal. Whether or not they'd get elected is beside the point.

Ehh, you're actually wrong there. RSF (who claim direct lineage and continiuty from 1905 SF) have run in many elections. RSF (post-1986) have, as far as I know, run in local elections.

However, pre-1986 they ran in many General Elections and even got elected in some cases. The simply didn't take their seats.

So you see that their policy of abstentionism doesn't stop them from contesting elections, only their massive lack of support does.

Even Ruairí Ó Bradaigh ran and was elected. See here