01-24-2018, 11:22 AM
(01-24-2018, 11:15 AM)GMDino Wrote: So I was able to look up some info.
It looks like every country except Ireland approved the EU treaty on the first go.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratification_of_the_Treaty_of_Lisbon
The first referendum was reject by 6% with a 53% turnout.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_Bill_2008_(Ireland)
The Irish government updated the referendum and it passed by 35% with a 59% turnout.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_Bill_2008_(Ireland)#Passage_of_the_bill
How is this a court "forcing" anything on any country?
The French and Dutch also rejected it.
The problem with the Lisbon Treaty is the EU packed in a clause that allows them to amend the treaty as needed going forward. Meaning there is not other treaties coming. It would be the same if whoever was in charge could change the constitution on a whim without consulting the public or in the EU’s case.... the people of the member nations.
Lisbon Treaty might as well be considered the constitution. With the ability to change it whenever they need so. Without voting or even public discussion. It gave the European courts power over national courts. It’s really scary what the EU can do.... this is Soviet Union type stuff.
