"Mr President, no, no, no! What the honourable Member has just said is not democracy.
Democracy is to say, ‘We respect the Irish, as we respect every other Member State’s decisions’. Therefore, I endorse the remarks made by the President of the Commission: we have a consensus here in Parliament on the process, respecting the Irish but respecting also all the other Member States. Let us continue the process; this is what we have to continue today.
Second point: no more pauses, please! No more ‘reflection’ thing. No more wishy washiness. Let us focus on the real pr oblems: that is what we have to do."
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, dansk sosse, i Europaparlamentet.
It has been obvious for decades that the purpose of the EU is a single super state essentially controlled by unelected functionaries and a political class almost united in supporting it. Yet the Irish referendum is the first time this seems to have fully penetrated public opinion.
SvaraRaderaWhat they should really do now, is go to the people of ALL the countries, and ask them what they want of the European Union, and draft a new treaty based on that. However, what the people want and what the politicians want are very far removed from each other.
No means No, Margot and Jose The French people, the Dutch people and now the Irish people have said No. The Irish people have protected the sovereignty of ALL European nations.
It has never been clearer - "we'll listen to you, as long as you say what we want you to say".
SvaraRadera