[meglome]

Originally Posted by stefanovich

The people counting the votes have been infiltrated by FG/FF black ops with erasers.

Unfortunately I fear that is what people do actually believe, no matter how ridiculous it is.

[stefanovich]

Some coordinated attempt to subvert the will of the people is definitely far-fetched and trending toward the ridiculous but I would not be so surprised if there was some level of fraud going on, even if it was one or two corrupt tally men.

[CptMackey]

Voted yes in the end. Read and read on the treaty and ignored the bull on both sides in the end, both the yes for jobs and no to everything

[Battered Mars Bar]

Voted no, informed decision on my part with a broader long term perspective.

[Mance Rayder]

Voted yes.

[johngalway]

I voted yes

[Kaiser2000]

Originally Posted by meglome

What is this ridiculous stuff that has popped up in no circles about using a pen instead of a pencil?

Well to be fair, what IS the reason for it? Why AREN'T pens used??

[Diamond_Ninja]

I didn't vote, it went against everything I believe about voting and it's the first time ever but after dedicating my entire day yesterday to researching this treaty, reading facts, articles, peoples opinions.. I realised that I still had absolutely no idea whether I wanted to vote Yes or No.. That really scares me.. So I said rather than voting for something I wasn't convinced about that I would abstain. I hope that the low turn out was a result of not knowing rather than cant be bothered!

[DoesNotCompute]

I voted Yes, but grudgingly so. I felt the No side didn't provide a convincing argument as to where funds would be sought if we voted no. Also, the prospect of freaking out the markets and scaring away potential investors by rejecting the Treaty was a deciding factor in my decision.

[Da Shins Kelly]

Voted no and it saddens me that it seems like people were scared into voting yes.

[BluntGuy]

Voted yes.

Voted "no" to Lisbon but I can admit to being misinformed in some regards during that campaign. I'd probably vote "yes" to it were it held again now.

[Zamboni]

Originally Posted by Da Shins Kelly

Voted no and it saddens me that it seems like people were scared into voting yes.

Agreed.
There is already a trend of begrudging yes votes.
Smacks of a weak downtrodden electorate or a child being forced to do its homework or no supper.

[apache6]

Voted No, but looks like the Yes side have won. We will look back on this in years to come as the day the Irish surrendered Democracy.
Shut up and pay up from here on in - anyone for property tax of 3,000 a year - Irish Times report today, great timing.

[oscarBravo]

Originally Posted by stefanovich

...I would not be so surprised if there was some level of fraud going on, even if it was one or two corrupt tally men.

How could tally men change votes?

Originally Posted by Kaiser2000

Well to be fair, what IS the reason for it? Why AREN'T pens used??

I suspect it's because pencils are more reliable - they don't leak or run out of ink. I don't know for sure, though.

[meglome]

Originally Posted by apache6

Voted No, but looks like the Yes side have won. We will look back on this in years to come as the day the Irish surrendered Democracy.
Shut up and pay up from here on in - anyone for property tax of 3,000 a year - Irish Times report today, great timing.

People keep saying we're losing our democracy but when they explain why it's usually a fundamental misunderstanding of what the treaty actually does. I can't help but notice it was exactly the same with Lisbon.