tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594431.post8495274934505756232..comments2023-10-16T15:06:29.431+01:00Comments on Stephen Spillane's My Opinion: Rant: Treaty of Lisbon, Debate so farStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15425555341439157265noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594431.post-11643913652085777252009-04-16T22:07:00.000+01:002009-04-16T22:07:00.000+01:00It seems to me that the only reason that Ireland h...It seems to me that the only reason that Ireland has such a bad name is because it was the only country whose citizens actually had an opportunity to vote on this treaty, and the no vote pretty much scraped through, didn't it? After all, wasn't the treaty rejected by referendums in other EU countries in its previous form. It seems to me a bit unfair and possibly a form of blackmail to single out the Irish as being spoilsportsRinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619473098124504880noreply@blogger.com