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Fri 09 Sep 2009Four reasons for a No, and four more not to vote Yes
Dubious ‘guarantees and assurances’ given regarding the Lisbon Treaty studiously avoid its rotten core
LIKE FRANKENSTEIN’s monster, here comes the Lisbon Treaty once more, rising from the undead. Though 66 million French and Dutch voters were simply bypassed to avoid more pesky referendums, Ireland’s Constitution precludes such an elegant solution, forcing a second vote on the same treaty.
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