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WC? 11. refer a Bill to the Supreme Court .... be exercised very rarely?

  • 13-10-2025 07:16PM
    #1
    corkie
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    https://www.whichcandidate.ie/events/47/constituencies/133

    "11. The president has the power to refer a Bill to the Supreme Court to test its constitutionality. This power should be exercised very rarely."

    If this poll seems popular, I might select a question or 2 per day and created similar polls for people to share their opinion on it?

    What other question would you like to see a poll on from this list?

    Comment: "Under Article 26 of the Constitution, it is for the President to decide, after consultation with the Council of State, if any Bill should be referred to the Supreme Court. The frequency of such referrals cannot be predetermined." ~ Catherine Connolly | Disagree.

    Comment: "The President has a special role in upholding the Constitution. However, once a bill is referred to the Supreme Court it cannot be challenged again. Therefore, a balance needs to be found. " ~ Heather Humphreys | Agree.

    Anonymous Poll

    "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." ~ George Santayana
    "But that's balanced out by the fact that it's a mandate not to do very much." ~ Prof. Eoin O'Malley

    WC? 11. refer a Bill to the Supreme Court .... be exercised very rarely? 3 votes

    Strongly agree
    0% 0 votes
    Agree
    66% 2 votes
    Neither agree nor disagree
    33% 1 vote
    Disagree
    0% 0 votes
    Strongly disagree
    0% 0 votes
    No opinion
    0% 0 votes


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