A cabinet minister in Italian Prime Minister Silvio
Berlusconi's government on Friday welcomed the outcome of the Irish
referendum.
A thank-you goes to the Irish people for their vote, Minister
for Simplifying Legislation Roberto Calderoli was quoted as saying by
the ANSA newsagency.
Each time peoples have been called to vote, they have with
clamour rejected a model of Europe which is seen as distant from the
people themselves,' Calderoli, added.
Calderoli said Ireland's rejection of the Treaty of Lisbon was in
tune with the policies of his party, the Northern League which
campaigns for devolving more power to Italy's regions.
Sovereignty belongs to the people and only the people can decide
whether they want to give it up,' Calderoli said. He also said he agreed with those who believe that it would be
'unconstitutional' for countries to have their parliaments ratify the
Treaty without a referendum, thus 'handing our destinies to
bureaucrats and not to those elected by the people.
But Calderoli's centre-right government ally, Parliamentary
Speaker Gianfranco Fini, said Ireland's rejection of the treaty would
be a 'crisis without precedent.
In another development, A 'legal arrangement' between Ireland and the 26
other members of the European Union must be reached should Irish voters reject
the Lisbon EU reform treaty, said French secretary of state for European affairs Jean-Pierre Jouyet on Friday.
So we ask the Question: What part of NO don't they understand!
The voters of the UK demand a referendum, and we want it now.
There is no left or right in UK politics any more. This battle is about one thing, Authoritarianism versus Liberty.

Your Life, Your Country, Your Choice.











