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March 8th - What’s your vote? **Mod Note In Post #677**

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  • #962
    SaoPaulo41
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,613 ✭✭✭SaoPaulo41


    Voting NO for both
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121869460#Comment_121869460

    Will be 60 40



  • #963
    Longing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,344 ✭✭✭Longing


    Voting NO for both

    Why is there never talk of a rerun when the yes vote wins.



  • #964
    Montage of Feck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,333 ✭✭✭Montage of Feck


    Voting NO for both
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121869348#Comment_121869348

    They should have just brought in legislation for civil partnership rather than trying to change the constitution to include nebulous terms.

    🙈🙉🙊



  • #965
    thebronze14
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 863 ✭✭✭thebronze14


    Voting NO for both
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121869392#Comment_121869392

    Rerun in a few years with better wording fair enough... If it's the same wording it would fail even worse. Not that I feel at present there is a need to rerun it again even with different wording tbh



  • #966
    KevMayo88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 393 ✭✭KevMayo88


    Voting NO for both
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121869473#Comment_121869473

    They will only want to do that when they are able to completely strangle social media discourse with new laws and restrictions.

    Post edited by Boards.ie: Paul on


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  • #967
    Hoboo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,866 ✭✭✭Hoboo


    Voting NO for both
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121869473#Comment_121869473

    That’s how “democracy” works.

    Post edited by Boards.ie: Paul on


  • #968
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 29,769 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Voting NO for both
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121869483#Comment_121869483

    Because democracy only counts when it returns the "correct" answer.

    Lisbon 2 would be another example.



  • #969
    Peter Flynt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭Peter Flynt


    Voting NO for both

    There should be a ban on running referendums based on societal changes like this for at least 25 years or so.



  • #970
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,131 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121869480#Comment_121869480

    I predicted 60-40 from start. I think could be wider



  • #971
    Akrasia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,846 ✭✭✭✭Akrasia


    Voting YES for both
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121869463#Comment_121869463

    From this thread, loads of people voted no because they didn't understand it.

    Ban billionaires



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  • #972
    Akrasia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,846 ✭✭✭✭Akrasia


    Voting YES for both
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121869498#Comment_121869498

    Maybe we should put that to a vote

    Ban billionaires



  • #973
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,907 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Did ye Ivana ?



  • #974
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,907 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Yes you could ivana be blamed.



  • #975
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,131 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    wtf is all this “what went wrong?” Nothing went wrong. Changes to the constitution were proposed and the people rejected the changes. The arrogance and disrespect of some people.



  • #976
    thomas 123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭thomas 123


    Voting NO for both
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121869510#Comment_121869510

    id say it’s yourself who didn’t understand it - I suppose the attorney general didn’t either. Shame on us unwashed.



  • #977
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,131 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121869510#Comment_121869510

    Well I know plenty plenty who voted no because they fully understood



  • #978
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,681 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Voting NO for both
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121869473#Comment_121869473

    I had people at the polling centre asking if the government would do a rerun if it was a no .😀

    Post edited by Boards.ie: Paul on


  • #979
    applehunter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,056 ✭✭✭applehunter


    Voting NO for both

    The government actively hid information from the electorate in a national refendum including suppressing advice from the AG.

    They are a disgrace.

    This is the same government that constantly lecture us about misinformation and disinformation.



  • #980
    KevMayo88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 393 ✭✭KevMayo88


    Voting NO for both

    Green Party Minister of State Joe O’Brien has said of the no vote:

    "will have to untangle it a little bit as to why people voted in different ways"

    Eh, Joe, you had weeks and weeks of people asking very pertinent questions on the consequences of these referendums, and your government repeatedly refused to answer or address their concerns in any meanigful way.



  • #981
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60,131 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    For anyone who was confused, the very use of this “durable relationships” should have been a very clear red flag as to the absolute fooking nonsense being proposed



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  • #982
    tastyt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭tastyt


    Agree 100% Rte are an absolute disgrace . In straight away with “ shur the plebs just don’t understand the question “

    Shills



  • #983
    Furze99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,395 ✭✭✭✭Furze99


    Voting NO for both
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121869510#Comment_121869510

    What do you mean at all? I'd say most people posting here are far better informed than the average on the matters raised.

    We understood perfectly well why we should vote No. Not an ounce of confusion.

    As for Labour, we can look forward to Bacik eating humble pie - she was prominent in calling for Yes votes and clearly way out of touch with her former Labour voters.



  • #984
    Markus Antonius
    Site Banned Posts: 2,997 ✭✭✭Markus Antonius


    Voting NO for both

    All the rabid liberals (which is 99% of TDs) all foaming at the mouth now trying to deflect the blame for this utter failure!

    Ivanna bacik saying "everyone agrees the current wording in the Constitution is awful, the government proposed the wrong wording" -

    Sorry ivanna, you and your handbag pup aoidhan o' Riaeioudhain were the poster children of the campaign.



  • #985
    Repo101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 240 ✭✭Repo101


    Voting NO for both

    The proponents of yes, yes just don't seem to get it. Despite the obfuscation from Roderic O'Gorman, Helen McEntee, Leo Varadkar and the sneering Michael Martin et al, government are now trying to play the misinformation card when they can't even define what a durable relationship is. Ivana Bacik did a poor job of throwing the government under the bus on RTE but I don't think the electorate will be quick to forget Labour, SF and Soc Dems role in this referendum either.

    Gombeens of the highest order.



  • #986
    tom23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,767 ✭✭✭tom23


    Voting NO for both

    especially sinn fein who will want to run it again. They can **** right off.



  • #987
    rob316
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,463 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    I was on the fence about the marriage one before I heard varadkar open his mouth then I went a big fat NO on both.



  • #988
    thecretinhop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,699 ✭✭✭thecretinhop


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121869551#Comment_121869551

    The rte knew it was going to be no hence a small shtbox hour of analysis. Yeah sure on at 3 again

    If it were yes yes they wud be wall to wall with it. Ringing wolf blitzer on CNN saying how great we are etc



  • #989
    tjhook
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 768 ✭✭✭tjhook


    From the Indo:

    "Green Party leader Eamon Ryan accept both referendums are unlikely to pass. Mr Ryan said the Government has to accept the will of the people and it will be for another administration to re-run the referendums."

    Hmmm, that's an idea, we should have re-runs of all referendums after a few years. I voted to keep the Seanad and I regret that now.



  • #990
    Markus Antonius
    Site Banned Posts: 2,997 ✭✭✭Markus Antonius


    Voting NO for both
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121869604#Comment_121869604

    Why did you vote to keep the seanad? Was always mystified by this...

    I vote yes to a pointless system that gives us more politicians we don't want and the cherry on the cake being they don't even have to win an election to get into it



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  • #991
    baldbear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,655 ✭✭✭baldbear


    Voting NO for both

    So we have all the party's who are not in government who advocated a yes vote bar Aontu saying the wording was terrible and it's the governments fault.

    Why in the name of jaysus did they not advocate a no vote so. Absolute nonsense. And then Joe O'Brien saying they failed with the online/social media side of things.

    Absolute nonsense.



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