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"Mr President, I would like to take the opportunity to offer some friendly advice, because many Irish voters are impatient with the Treaty debate. A poll two weeks ago showed that an overwhelming number of voters do not want a second referendum. They have made their decision and it makes no sense to them to continue the debate in the middle of a global economic meltdown. They are concerned with unemployment and with budget cuts that are affecting the most vulnerable. They feel alone in these problems, with their leaders chasing the Lisbon phantom.
It is especially annoying because the issues that brought about the ‘no’ vote, starting with the lack of democracy in the Treaty itself, have not been addressed; rather we have been told that the Treaty will remain unchanged and that what is offered is cosmetic.
We are an island nation, yet our fish and fishing industry are vanishing. Pro-life people remain concerned about the destruction of embryos in research funded by the EU. In voting ‘no’, voters voted to protect their jobs, their farms, their families and their constitution.
You talk about uniting Europe, but I put to you that what should unite us is democracy and what divides us is Lisbon."@en1
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