When many people think of Northern Ireland they automatically think the whole place is protestant-unionist-loyalist however catholic-nationalist-republicans actually "control" more of its territory..
Really brings home how absurdly undemocratic the veto of unity is.
Your argument is akin to saying how ridiculous it is that over 1 million people get to vote in the Greater Dublin Area. How wrong is that, in comparison to the surface area of the state, Dublin gets too much say! Go figure.
Similarly, Republicans in the US 'Red States' control more of that territory, so should a Democrat never have the authority to become president?Originally Posted by johnfás
“If you elect a matinee idol mayor, you’re going to have a musical comedy administration.” -Robert Moses
I don't agree with how much power Dublin has over the RoI but yes you are right its the same thing.
[quote=The Trinity Politick]Similarly, Republicans in the US 'Red States' control more of that territory, so should a Democrat never have the authority to become president?[/quote:1m0xzb1z]
Democrats don't make laws and use their own militia to stop them from getting in.
But states are made up of people, not merely land mass.I don't agree with how much power Dublin has over the RoI but yes you are right its the same thing.
[quote=Cloigeann]Democrats don't make laws and use their own militia to stop them from getting in.[/quote:2v23knj2]Similarly, Republicans in the US 'Red States' control more of that territory, so should a Democrat never have the authority to become president?
What has that got to do with territory?
“If you elect a matinee idol mayor, you’re going to have a musical comedy administration.” -Robert Moses
In this country democrats respect the wishes of the people expressed as recently as 1998 (by an overwhelming majority).
The Mahon Tribunal found Olivia Mitchell to have received an inappropriate payment from Frank Dunlop at the time of the 1992 Election. F.G. Gael has taken no action against her.
[quote=johnfás]But states are made up of people, not merely land mass.[/quote:31937ic1]I don't agree with how much power Dublin has over the RoI but yes you are right its the same thing.
Well put. You are right. It is proper to use those maps were politics are represented in proportion to the number of people not landmass.
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What can be said however is that there should be, if you accept the apology of Unionism, only 4 counties should have been separated by partition.
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