Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-06-24-Speech-2-029"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-06-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Results of the European Council meeting of 19 and 20 June 2008 in Brussels - Slovenian Presidency's term of office (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080624.3.2-029"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-06-24-Speech-2-0302
lpv:speaker	lp:Jim Allister2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, the real message of the Republic of Ireland voting ‘no’ is that vast swathes of the rest of the EU would do the same were they allowed. Ireland is not naturally Eurosceptic – far from it. It is the fact that voters there rejected Lisbon which terrifies the political elite who met in Brussels last week. They know that if they dared let their peoples speak, they too would look like the hapless Brian Cowen. Thus, to their shame, they have conspired to rush through ratification elsewhere and then try arrogantly to bounce the Irish into a second referendum. Lisbon set its own test for survival: acceptance in all Member States. It has spectacularly failed that test. If EU leaders were honest, they would accept the Treaty is dead. In Zimbabwe democracy is being bludgeoned to death. In the EU it is being suppressed by gagging the people."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Traditional Unionist (2007-12-18--2009-07-13)3 member; PECH (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AGRI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; NA (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; AFCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Jim Allister (NI ). –"1

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