tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14588376.post5915840364948547794..comments2024-01-04T02:38:01.570+00:00Comments on Speedie's Blog: Irish Government Should Be Proud & Not Embarrassed by the Lisbon VoteSpeedie's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091093281263233234noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14588376.post-70347628685363903332008-07-22T15:15:00.000+00:002008-07-22T15:15:00.000+00:00Hi Brendan!Interesting article. I agree with your ...Hi Brendan!<BR/><BR/>Interesting article. I agree with your opinions word for word. I myself chose not to vote, as I felt that not knowing anything about the treaty meant I was not in the position to vote on it. However, if we are forced to vote again, I'll be voting 'no' simply because that is what the people have democratically said the first time round.<BR/><BR/>Talk to you soon i hope<BR/><BR/>Colin lawtonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14588376.post-40845732096021363022008-07-10T10:17:00.000+00:002008-07-10T10:17:00.000+00:00Sincere thanks to the anonymous Polish person for ...Sincere thanks to the anonymous Polish person for his/her contribution.<BR/>So to my Polish contributor, I can only say that I have to fundamentally disagree with your comment "...finally making EU one country..."<BR/>Unlike you, I certainly do not want to see the appearance of 'one European superstate' to replace the community of independent democratic countries that was and is supposed to be one of the foundation principles of the EU. So if you believe that is what was behind the Lisbon Treaty (& many would agree with your analysis), then I am glad that I voted No!<BR/>You then say that, unlike me, you met no one in Poland who has said the Irish were right to vote No. Yet you then allude to the fact that the Polish President himself does not want to sign off on the Lisbon Treaty! I can only conclude that you have not met with your President & that his view is shared by many other Poles?!<BR/>As I said in my article, I am pro-EU. But I want to ensure that the ordinary people across Europe (& not just Ireland) have the final say in their future and not have it decided on their behalf by politicians who never allowed their citizens to vote on such an fundamental issue.Speedie's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091093281263233234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14588376.post-82486505497701791612008-07-10T10:12:00.000+00:002008-07-10T10:12:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Speedie's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091093281263233234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14588376.post-68131260661422784682008-07-10T06:01:00.000+00:002008-07-10T06:01:00.000+00:00Brendan,I cannot agree with you less. What has hap...Brendan,<BR/><BR/>I cannot agree with you less. What has happened put the plans of finally making EU one country even further. I am now in Poland - and so far I met no one who would say - Ireland did good. On contrary, people are rather angry that 4M nation could put a monkey wrench in the wheels of EU better integration. People are furious on our President that behaves so strangely now.<BR/><BR/>Kind regards,<BR/><BR/>Polish FolkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com