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vedrand · 06-11-08, 03:53 AM

Two things:

The treaty has been ratified by about 20 European parliaments, in all cases in a very clear YES vote. These people do represent the interests of their respective countries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon

Secondly I am a strong believer in representative democracy because it is obvious that very few people are actually able to realisticaly weigh pros and cons of such a treaty. Theerefore the vote will be decided purely on the emotional basis. Of course, this type of behaviour does not apply only for Irish voters, but as this is a very big moment I would ask all the Irish members of the forum to vote YES for the sake of common future.

Greetings from Austria.

06-11-08, 03:53 AM	#2
vedrand Bosun Join Date: May 2007 Location: Austria Posts: 68 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Two things: The treaty has been ratified by about 20 European parliaments, in all cases in a very clear YES vote. These people do represent the interests of their respective countries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon Secondly I am a strong believer in representative democracy because it is obvious that very few people are actually able to realisticaly weigh pros and cons of such a treaty. Theerefore the vote will be decided purely on the emotional basis. Of course, this type of behaviour does not apply only for Irish voters, but as this is a very big moment I would ask all the Irish members of the forum to vote YES for the sake of common future. Greetings from Austria.