If the Irish voters clearly said “NO” to the Lisbon Treaty in 2008, why were they asked the same question again a year later? Does this sound democratic to you? Wasn't the Irish 2008 vote final? Of course it would have been if they had voted “Yes”. Thus, the 2009 referendum was undemocratic, because the voters were pressured to vote “Yes.” And suppose they voted “NO” again, do you believe the result would have been made public? Of course not. That is why the 2009 referendum is no more but a travesty of democracy, a farce, a shame, a manipulated affair whose result was known beforehand. There was no way the Irish voters actually could have repeated their “NO” vote. The entire machinery was geared to yielding the desired result: a “Yes” vote.
If you would like any more proof that the EU is an evil project run by a band of ruthless criminals, look no further. Just look at the Irish referendum.
Welcome to the Brave New World of Europe.
Hans Vogel