A united "General Election Now" opposition movement ?

[NoPropertyTax]

I think what we really need now in this country is some mass movement or campaign that brings together all the different people and groups that feel we urgently need a general election to help rescue the country.
A peaceful and non-violent mass movement that could organise protests like rallys in the main cities, and a poster campaign to call for a General Election.
There is a huge ammount of anger, fear and opposition out there, but no central organisation that we can unite under.
While we may all have different opinions on what kind of government we want the result of an election to be, and how best to rescue the country , I think we need an organisation or movement that leaves those questions for the ballot box, and focuses just on getting us to a General Election.
Is anyone up for organising such a movement ?
20 years ago a mass people's movement arose from the grass roots and swept through Eastern Europe - maybe its our turn.

[Fianna Fáiler]

Yawn.....

[NoPropertyTax]

Yawn.....

I guess you are right, as you were the only reply. Its a bit sad really that nobody else wants to try and do anything to save or rescue the country. Perhaps people have given up all hope already and think its too late to do anything at this stage.
I still think there is a small window of opertunity (about 8 weeks) before NAMA gets passed into law, but once it is here then it really is too late, and then no ammount of protests, elections or anything will stop Ireland going bankrupt a couple of years later.

[tenderloins1]

Theres no doubt people are angry, but they are also cynical about politics, the banks, developers and all the links between.
What got some people riled last week? was it NAMA? was it Seanie Fitzpatrick still swaning around? was it Michael Woods cosy deal with the religious? was it job losses?

It was a feckin 200 euro tax on mobile homes! just as it was medical cards, student fees etc that got people on the street because it hit those people directly in the pocket.
If the government came clean and just sent a bill for 10k to each and every person in the state then we might see protests at NAMA and the like.

[QuizMaster]

I'll tell you your biggest problem with this:

Fine Gael / Labour do not want a general election.

If they did, they could bring one about very quickly.

The way they could do it is to withdraw pairing.
I suggest you approach FG and Labour people and ask them why they are not doing this.
The government majority is only 2. Without pairing, they would need to have everyone voting on every division every day. That includes Michael Lowry, Jackie Healy-Rae, Jim McDaid, Paul Gogarty and who knows how many more disaffectniks. It would fall apart very quickly.
Why do they not do it? Because they are running scared of the hard things they would have to do in government of course. It's kind of obvious.

[EoinMn]

Spot on QuizMaster.

[discosunbeams]

I am too worried Fine Gael will be voted in...I think they could make the country worse.

[Digout]

The way they could do it is to withdraw pairing.

I thought they already had done this? Its just that very few FG/Labour lads are ever in the dail also?

[dunno]

If the Opposition TDs could disrupt the Dail, boycott Committees, withdraw pairing, read rubbish into the record, the day when fail will be cleared from this land could soon come. Even if FF and their Green catamites manage to wait for 2012, it is quite possible the situation will be even worse. Still 2012 more likely, or least the failures will try for that, sadly.

[Harmonica]

A GE would be good as everything could be discussed in public, the voters get the chance to decide what they want & then when no overall majority a coalition is formed with compromises made across the board. Government is a appointed & senior civil servants tell the Ministers what to do.