Sinn Fein: Lisbon Posters Preview

[Tig]

Like the distortion?

Ireland will have one vote at the first stage of voting. Same as Germany and the UK and even Malta. Then a perfectly reasonable check comes in with the population count but only if the first stage shows at least 15 countries (with one vote each) in favour. Interesting fact is that if the 13 smallest countries decide they don't like a proposal they can kill it even though the 13 represent less than 10% of the EU's population. Think about that - less than 10% of the EU's population can stop a proposal for an EU law. Now that's some power grab by the powerful elites , is it not.

Darn right. A good example of how this is a good deal for Ireland and the other small countries in the EU.

[Angel Interceptor]

Great posters....don't see any up though! what's with the wait?

They're going up tonight.

There was a problem in the printing place, they should have been up last week but apparently were not delivered on time.

[petervalhala]

They're going up tonight.

There was a problem in the printing place, they should have been up last week but apparently were not delivered on time.

Too busy printing money, or was the Northern Bank's sterling not accepted?

[alan1122]

Darn right. A good example of how this is a good deal for Ireland and the other small countries in the EU.

We will never again be asked or consulted, as a nation, on any EU issue important to us and future generations.
The lisbon treaty wiil take away a right to vote, how democratic is that.

[alan1122]

Too busy printing money, or was the Northern Bank's sterling not accepted?

Gob *********************

[Tig]

We will never again be asked or consulted, as a nation, on any EU issue important to us and future generations.
The lisbon treaty wiil take away a right to vote, how democratic is that.

Well if that were the case that would be awful - but of course it's not, so it's not.

[petervalhala]

We will never again be asked or consulted, as a nation, on any EU issue important to us and future generations.
The lisbon treaty wiil take away a right to vote, how democratic is that.

Utter lies. The Treaty is not self-amending as its critics sometimes claim. The Treaty makes it absolutely clear that any future changes must be ratified in accordance with the constitutional requirements of each Member State.

[alan1122]

Well if that were the case that would be awful - but of course it's not, so it's not.

It s a self amending treaty, why would they bother to ask us ?

[Tig]

It s a self amending treaty, why would they bother to ask us ?

But it's not. Saying it is doesn't make it so.

[petervalhala]

It s a self amending treaty, why would they bother to ask us ?

Are you illiterate?

Article 48(4), second paragraph:

"The amendments shall enter into force after being ratified by all the Member States in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements."