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Returns show Ireland votes 'no' on EU treaty
By SHAWN POGATCHNIK
The Associated Press
2008-06-13 14:13:04
DUBLIN, Ireland - Substantial election returns showed Friday that Ireland's voters have rejected the European Union reform treaty, a blueprint for modernizing the 27-nation bloc that cannot become law without Irish approval.
Several senior Irish government figures conceded defeat for the treaty, which would be a major blow to the EU.
An EU constitution failed after French and Dutch voters rejected it in 2005. Ireland was the only member that subjected its would-be successor, the Lisbon Treaty, to a national vote. The Irish constitution requires all EU treaties to be ratified by referendum.
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The other countries are now chiding ireland for even having given their citizens the right to decide. See how much easier it is when you are not free to decide, when government decides for you, and when politicians talk about inevitablity.
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