Viva Ireland!

It is worth nothing that Ireland has voted to reject the Lisbon Treaty, the replacement document for the previously rejected EU Constitution by which the EU is trying to achieve full status as a sovereign entity. Against the urgings of their prime minister, their cabinet, the majority of the business sector, the Catholic church, and the media, the Irish people have refused to water down their national identity or give up sovereignty in favor of more bureacuracy and oversight of/from the EU.

The reaction of the EU to Ireland's vote was telling. The EU President called a press conference and made vague threats. Other EU leaders spoke openly of various legal remedies that will enable them to either ignore the Irish vote or force Ireland to vote again (and again...until they accept the Lisbon Treaty). Instead of respecting the electoral results in Ireland or engaging in a renewed campaign to change the hearts and minds of the Irish, the EU is looking to subvert and/or overpower. So much for their "democratic ideals."