Respect the Irish Vote: Aftershock in European Parliament

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European Parliament (Strasbourg) 16-18 June 2008.
Reactions to the Irish No to the Lisbon Treaty.

In order of appearance:

- Hans-Gert Pöttering MEP, EPP-ED, President of the European Parliament (16.06.2008)
- José Manuel Barroso, EU Commission President (13.06.2008; 18.06.2008; 10.07.2007)
- Nigel Farage MEP, Co-President, Independence/Democracy Group (IND/DEM) (17-18.06.2008)
- Martin Schulz MEP, President, PES Group (18.06.2008)
- Margot Wallström, Commission Vice-President (18.06.2008)
- Daniel Hannan MEP, non-attached (formerly EPP-ED) (18.06.2008)
- Hanne Dahl MEP, IND/DEM Group (18.06.2008)
- Kathy Sinnott MEP, Co-President, IND/DEM Group (18.06.2008)
- Philip Bushill-Matthews MEP, EPP-ED (18.06.2008)
- Poul Nyrup Rasmussen MEP, President of the Party of European Socialists (PES)(18.06.2008)
- Tobias Pflüger MEP, European Left - GUE/NGL (18.06.2008)

NOTE - The MEPs wearing the "Respect the Irish Vote" shirts are from various countries and from different groups.
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Credits:

- Hemicycle scenes: Audio Visual, European Parliament
- Barroso excerpt (10.07.2007) from EUX.TV ( ): "Barroso: European Union is 'empire' (short version)". Watch video here:

- Music: Cornerstone Cues: Requiem For A Tower Mvt. II; Reprogram. From "El Morro": Drum Train, Burning Touch, Undefeated. From "Air Lyndhurt": Dark Rise, Velvet Choker.
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Note on the rejected EU Constitution and Lisbon Treaty:

The people of France and the Netherlands rejected the proposed EU constitution in the 2005 referendums. After this, other countries cancelled a promised referendum and the EU Constitution was re-written as an "amending treaty" or a "reform treaty" and named "Treaty of Lisbon".

On the basis of this deceit, they claimed that no referendums are necessary on the Lisbon Treaty. Ireland was constitutionally required to hold a referendum and on the 12 June 2008 the people of Ireland gave a resounding No to Lisbon. Yet this vote is not being respected and the rule of law is being ignored. The EU leaders agreed at the June 19-20 EU Summit that ratifications must go on. Moreover, no other government is asking the people.

The Lisbon Treaty establishes a new "European Union" with joint citizenship - an EU "federal" State that is technically and politically empowered to centralize more power in Brussels. The treaty also stipulates the militarisation of the Union in order to 'police the world' just like the US does today.
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Uploaded: June 21, 2008 at 10:45 pm
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Video Comments:
shangrila333 (October 12, 2008 at 3:22 am)
You´re talking plain Anti-americanism here!
shangrila333 (October 12, 2008 at 3:22 am)
Population USA (Wiki):304.482.526! What a crap you`re writing. 1.There`s a large Anti-Bush movement in the USA 2. Do you really believe all the european communists just vanished in the air? 3. There are people and communities in the USA Europeans can certainly can learn about their environmental behaviour and knowledge.
icarrickrock (October 12, 2008 at 3:18 am)
sorry to rain on everyones "pre-raid" but none of this matters anymore, it's gone to far, we are there, already..... if you ask me! long live free thought and choice!
lets see someything worth fighting for?????
big brother IS watching US?.
memmingen25 (October 11, 2008 at 9:22 pm)
The Us has lost so much credit in the world because of Bush and his cronies.
And one more thing for the US posters here: The EU has as much to do with socialism (spelled correct?) as a US citizens has to do with environmental protection.
memmingen25 (October 11, 2008 at 1:23 pm)
He got it correct the second time he tried,
he must have looked it up.....hahaha
I must agree to MDublin, yanks are funny!
memmingen25 (October 11, 2008 at 1:23 pm)
He got it correct the second time he tried,
he must have looked it up.....hahaha
I must agree to MDublin, yanks are funny!
AntiMarxist4life (October 11, 2008 at 12:49 pm)
oh and you have never made a typo?! Damn socialist.......
MalachyDublin (October 11, 2008 at 11:40 am)
I advice the use of a spellchecker before you post your drivel Antismashit.
Using terms which you can't even spell correctly doesn't shine the brightest light on the US education system. But the virus of stultitia seems to be in so many Us-Americans nowadays,too much TV, too much Fox News? Who knows...who got them brain-washed.
AntiMarxist4life (October 11, 2008 at 12:58 am)
And only a uneducated socialit would be willing to give up all his freedoms for the supposed security blanket that only the european union government can provide. You sow what you reap, so enjoy your enlavement MalachyDublin.
MalachyDublin (October 10, 2008 at 3:31 pm)
It can actually only be an US American to write such nonsense which is completely beside the topic. It is the same type of ignorants which voted the moron Bush twice into office and who now are facing State bankruptcy.