Renua call for Alliance of Pro Life Candidates

foglight

I see Renua Ireland has called for an Alliance of Pro Life Candidates to fight on an agreed platform at the next General Election. Over 1600 signatures to date have signed their petition. Any views on how successful this might be?https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/ireland-forward-together.html

gctest50

You have to love the whole persecution thing :

We will not be silenced.

jaxxx

Oh pi$$ off. Seriously? The country has spoken, move on! Don't like it, move!! That's how democracy works! I respect everyone's right to vote whatever way they did at the referendum, but this sh1t pi$$es me off to no end. I never had respect for the public campaigning No side because of similar carry on before the referendum, and now they come out with this? Someone ought to remind them what a democracy is!

gctest50

That petition is total nonsense :


https://www.gopetition.com/signatures/ireland-forward-together.html?page=34

alias no.9

I fully expect this to lead renua to a fiftyfold increase in their representation in the Oireachtas, making them just as irrelevant as they are today.

Fuzzytrooper

jaxxx wrote: »

Oh pi$$ off. Seriously? The country has spoken, move on! Don't like it, move!! That's how democracy works! I respect everyone's right to vote whatever way they did at the referendum, but this sh1t pi$$es me off to no end. I never had respect for the public campaigning No side because of similar carry on before the referendum, and now they come out with this? Someone ought to remind them what a democracy is!

I haven't followed this much but it is fully democratic for them to campaign on an issue or revisit an issue regardless of the outcome of the referendum. Are you saying it can never be brought up again? Seems pretty undemocratic to me

jaxxx

Fuzzytrooper wrote: »

I haven't followed this much but it is fully democratic for them to campaign on an issue or revisit an issue regardless of the outcome of the referendum. Are you saying it can never be brought up again? Seems pretty undemocratic to me

Where exactly did I say or even imply that? Seems to me you're assuming an awful lot without any form of base whatsoever.

Infini

gctest50 wrote: »

You have to love the whole persecution thing :

People aren't silencing them, theyre IGNORING their ignorant BS.

Pretty clear difference there Renua. :P

bleary

Renua, the party who campaigned last time on a we are absolutely not a pro life party, honest. All types of views here, as long as they match Declan ganleys

Fr Tod Umptious

jaxxx wrote: »

Oh pi$$ off. Seriously? The country has spoken, move on! Don't like it, move!! That's how democracy works! I respect everyone's right to vote whatever way they did at the referendum, but this sh1t pi$$es me off to no end. I never had respect for the public campaigning No side because of similar carry on before the referendum, and now they come out with this? Someone ought to remind them what a democracy is!

The people voted to allow parliment decide abortion legislation so it makes sense that pro life leaning parlimantirians work together to get their point across.

lawred2

Jesus Renua are really living up to that bullsh!t party name.

Try_harder

Love some of the signatories- Jimmy Saville...

lawred2

added my own there

https://www.gopetition.com/signatures/ireland-forward-together.html?page=34

BonnieSituation

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

The people voted to allow parliment decide abortion legislation so it makes sense that pro life leaning parlimantirians work together to get their point across.

But they don't have any parliamentarians. And won't have any by the time legislation comes to the Dáil in September

Wanderer78

It ll be interesting to see how renua get on in the next ge, but it's looking like Ireland is moving on from this type of conservatism

FreudianSlippers

Wanderer78 wrote: »

It ll be interesting to see how renua get on in the next ge, but it's looking like Ireland is moving on from this type of conservatism

I'd expect another shut-out in all honesty.

Wanderer78

FreudianSlippers wrote:

I'd expect another shut-out in all honesty.

I suspect you could be right, would this be a sign of Ireland truly moving on?

Frank Bullitt

I thought they were gone already?

Wanderer78

Gintonious wrote:

I thought they were gone already?

Nope, gotta respect their persistence

Zubeneschamali

gctest50 wrote: »

That petition is total nonsense :


https://www.gopetition.com/signatures/ireland-forward-together.html?page=34

I have a very good friend in Rome named Dr. Ballsack McGeebag.

Zubeneschamali

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

it makes sense that pro life leaning parlimantirians work together to get their point across.

Yes, but this is Renua, not parliamentarians.

El Tarangu

BonnieSituation wrote: »

But they don't have any parliamentarians. And won't have any by the time legislation comes to the Dáil in September

Yes, but there would be a number of pro-life TDs in the Dáil. It makes sense that Renua would try to organise around the issue that was the raison d'etre for the party's creation; at the very least, it has gotten us talking about them again.

Fr Tod Umptious

BonnieSituation wrote: »

But they don't have any parliamentarians. And won't have any by the time legislation comes to the D in September

But they can still organise around it.

Parliment is where abortion legislation will be made going forward, the bill that will be presented this is year is only the bill that will be presented this year, other bills can be tabled, this year and in other years, remember Clare Daley tried to bring in an abortion bill for debate that was deemed unconstitutional ?, Well that's not the case anymore, bills on abortion will be consitutional and can be debated and legislated on by the Dail.

This will rumble and rumle and rumble on and on and on and on.

Zubeneschamali

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

This will rumble and rumle and rumble on and on and on and on.

No, it really won't.

A bill will be introduced to legalize abortion - we know what will be in it because the Government told us before the referendum.

It will pass.

That will be the end of it.

Renua can organize around the issue all they like - they will lose just like they did last time.

Wanderer78

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

This will rumble and rumle and rumble on and on and on and on.

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

No, it really won't.

A bill will be introduced to legalize abortion - we know what will be in it because the Government told us before the referendum.

It will pass.

That will be the end of it.

Renua can organize around the issue all they like - they will lose just like they did last time.

i actually think fr tod has a point, the no campaign will not stop, they are determined, and will use all methods available to them to undermine this decision

salmocab

Can’t see too many TDs no matter what their views on abortion getting involved with renua certainly not if they want reelection

Fr Tod Umptious

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

No, it really won't.

A bill will be introduced to legalize abortion - we know what will be in it because the Government told us before the referendum.

It will pass.

That will be the end of it.

Renua can organize around the issue all they like - they will lose just like they did last time.

You don't seem to understand the outcome of the referendum last month.

It gave the Dail the power to legislate on abortion.

Therefore the place to lobby for and against abortion is now Dail Eireann.

It doesn't matter what bill is passed this year, a new one, with new rules, can be introduced by this or another government at any time.

Zubeneschamali

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

It doesn't matter what bill is passed this year, a new one, with new rules, can be introduced by this or another government at any time.

They could be, but they won't be.

The politicians on the Yes side will pass the bill they signalled, claim victory, and move on.

Politicians on the No side like Mattie McGrath will mount some token opposition and then move on.

The No diehards like Iona, Cóir, whatever the Sherlocks are calling themselves this week - they will organize and lobby and hold 50 people marches and so on - but none of them are in the Dáil. The nearest they have is Mullen in the Senate (for now).

pixelburp

Renua are surely circling the political drain at this stage, and this latest stunt is presumably to cling on to some degree of relevance in the public discourse.

Thing is, while recent history clearly demonstrated the abortion debate to be contentious and heated, the public spoke quite definitively and I just can't see that 33% of the voting public, supposedly 'left behind', suddenly abandoning their broader political ideals in favour of a single issue like abortion. While not being an expert on them, I suspect Renua are overestimating the depth of feeling here: sure, in the US it's not unknown for candidates to run purely on a platform of being (almost aggressively) anti-abortion, but it feels fair to suggest the average Irish voter is a touch more educated, and more inclined to focus on pertinent issues like schools, jobs, taxation, post-Brexit plans, etc. at the next election - issues that tend to drive most discussions. Maybe they're hoping to pick up some folks' 3rd / 4th choices...

LuckyLloyd

While I appreciate this is somewhat counter - intuitive, I welcome the advent of a pro life / pro social conservative party forming and running on an open and transparent platform covering those issues. The situation that existed up to 2012 was that conservative groupings aggressively lobbied politicians and parties across the spectrum and politicians believed that the appetite for change on topics like SSM and abortion was consequently limited amongst the electorate.

Renua were keen to play down their pro life credentials leading up to the last election eventhough their gestation as a political entity was directly linked to the matter.

Those of us of a liberal bent should want this to happen, for it will mean that we have conservative lobbying focused and funneled through a clear electoral choice. My feeling is that such a party will only ever be minority in nature, and it will signpost its political intentions. If you want Ireland to be progressive this is what you want, as it sure beats the old situation of most of the major parties feeling obliged to signal conservative intent.

keane2097

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

While I appreciate this is somewhat counter - intuitive, I welcome the advent of a pro life / pro social conservative party forming and running on an open and transparent platform covering those issues. The situation that existed up to 2012 was that conservative groupings aggressively lobbied politicians and parties across the spectrum and politicians believed that the appetite for change on topics like SSM and abortion was consequently limited amongst the electorate.

Renua were keen to play down their pro life credentials leading up to the last election eventhough their gestation as a political entity was directly linked to the matter.

Those of us of a liberal bent should want this to happen, for it will mean that we have conservative lobbying focused and funneled through a clear electoral choice. My feeling is that such a party will only ever be minority in nature, and it will signpost its political intentions. If you want Ireland to be progressive this is what you want, as it sure beats the old situation of most of the major parties feeling obliged to signal conservative intent.

We're now in a position however where the leaders of all the major parties appear to have realised how much the voting pool leads the establishment on these issues. As such these conservative lobbyists and whoever is bankrolling them are unlikely to be able to run the same three card trick into the future.

On the other hand with the fractured nature of the party set up at the moment it's very easy to imagine a situation where ten years down the line a well organised but niche uber-conservative party could hold the balance of power even with a small number of seats.

This happening at an inopportune moment could have totally disproportionate results, as can be seen with our poor neighbours being forced inexorably over a cliff by a small cohort of DUP wingnuts.

gmisk

foglight wrote: »

I see Renua Ireland has called for an Alliance of Pro Life Candidates to fight on an agreed platform at the next General Election. Over 1600 signatures to date have signed their petition. Any views on how successful this might be?https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/ireland-forward-together.html

Sounds like a good idea, it provides a one stop shop for people I will never vote for.

BabyCheeses

They were created over an issue with abortion legislation, pretended they weren't a pro-life party and now they think their problem was not going all in on the pro-life bit. Good luck with that, I look forward to their style of ideas that fall apart after spending any time thinking about them.

ELM327

some interesting signatories towards the end of that list.

https://www.gopetition.com/signatures/ireland-forward-together.html?page=35

The Legend Of Kira

jaxxx wrote: »

Oh pi$$ off. Seriously? The country has spoken, move on! Don't like it, move!! That's how democracy works! I respect everyone's right to vote whatever way they did at the referendum, but this sh1t pi$$es me off to no end. I never had respect for the public campaigning No side because of similar carry on before the referendum, and now they come out with this? Someone ought to remind them what a democracy is!

Back in the 1983 referendum when the 8th was voted in- Labour & the workers party would of being the two main parties who called for & backed a no vote . Following the no vote losing in 1983 I don,t think anyone on the pro 8th side said Labour & the workers party should pi$$ off. If Renua want to contest future elections on a pro life platform they free to do so just as the electorate are free to opt whether they wanna vote for them or vote for someone else.

MadYaker

The legislation is a done deal. But they still have a right to lobby government just like anyone else does. Doesn't matter if it's a waste of time. They are the last of a dieing breed and are best ignored.