Ireland, Friday, Signs Away Its Freedom?

by Paul Belien
Hudson Institute
The Irish people are again being asked to sign away their sovereignty and freedom to the European Union authorities in Brussels this week. The last time the decision was put before them, in a referendum in 2008, the Irish voted “No.” Now they have been told to vote again on the same matter -- apparently until the answer comes out the way the EU leaders like. The EU leaders would like the Irish to vote “Yes.” The EU leaders are apparently intent on forcing the Irish to vote again and again until they do say “Yes.” Ireland is the only country of the 27 EU member states where the people are allowed a direct vote about their future. In the other 26 countries which, together with Ireland, make up the European Union, the governments - not the people - have already decided to transfer national sovereignty to Brussels. In the past weeks, politicians from all over Europe, including Ireland’s own government ministers, have been ...
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