Big Anti-Lisbon / No to NAMA Meeting

dublin | rights, freedoms and repression | event notice Sunday September 06, 2009 14:55 by Jan Van De Ven

No to Lisbon and bailouts

Big Anti-Lisbon / No to NAMA Meeting
Thursday, September 10, 20:00 - 22:00
Dublin Food Co-Op, 12 Newmarket, Dublin 8, Ireland
Come Early for Networking and a Coffee at the Coop Cafe

No Does Not Mean No
As we keep discovering, ?No Does Not Mean No? when it comes to Irish referendum. Now
more than ever with NAMA and Lisbon 2 on the horizon the sovereign people of Ireland
should really have a say in the outcome of their collective futures. Basically, the
government has shown a refusal to accept Irish referendum outcome decisions if they
aren?t what the government (ruling party) wants. To strengthen Irish Democracy and
since all constitutional powers come from the people, as so beautifully expressed by
Thomas Jefferson above, what needs to happen, is that the power to schedule a
referendum must be taken away from the Oireachtas and given back to the people. Like
Swiss Direct Democracy, the only referendum trigger should be a Constitutional
amendment or an issue initiative for referendum caused by achieving a predefined
signature threshold. The government should never have the power to schedule
referendums. This power should always be reserved for the people as a final decision
and outcome on any political decision made by our public service representatives.