Seanad debates
Thursday, 12 September 2002
An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht, 2002: An Dara Céim. Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2002: Second Stage.
With a disillusioned electorate believing that at best it was sold a pup and at worst was deliberately deceived, there is a strong possibility that the fight back against the Government will begin with a rejection of the Treaty of Nice. We must all address this and I urge the people, regardless of how much they feel let down and deceived, not to vent their anger by voting "No" because the treaty and its effects on Ireland and the applicant countries are of such profound significance that the consequences will be with us for decades after the Government meets it well deserved fate. I call on the people to cast aside temporarily their disgust and put their anger on hold for the next local, European or general elections and give the European project and the people of the applicant countries a second chance by voting "Yes".
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