Lisbon Pressure 'Unpatriotic'

national | eu | press release Thursday November 27, 2008 17:39 by Richard Walsh - Republican Sinn Féin tiocfaidh at btinternet dot com +44-7835 620 592 / +353-87 261 8603

The findings of the sub-committee charged with reviewing the future of the 26-County State within the EU is clearly designed to pave the way for a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, a spokesperson for Republican Sinn Féin said.

The findings of the sub-committee charged with reviewing the future of the 26-County State within the EU is clearly designed to pave the way for a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, a spokesperson for Republican Sinn Féin said.

“Claims that a second referendum being held, without modification, does not appear to violate the 1937 Consitution opens the way for the Dublin Administration to pressurise voters in the 26-Counties into accepting something which they have already rejected. Attempts to circumvent the wishes expressed by the people can correctly be described as treasonous.

“Voters within the 26-Counties protected the rights of the disenfranchised throughout the EU who were denied a voice on the imposition of an EU Consitution. Now every effort is being made to deny them their voice also.

“In Leinster House of late we regularly hear lectures about what actions are considered to be 'patriotic', and yet these politicians at the same time are scheming to allow other countries have further control over the State's affairs. It is also interesting to note that their concept of 'patriotism' does not appear to extend beyond the British-imposed border.”

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