Dear Editor,
The Irish Constitution, which was adopted by referendum in 1937, was so highly regarded internationally that it was used as a template by 68 other countries, like India, for their own constitutions. It bases sovereignty and lawful authority in the Irish people, who adopted it by referendum and only they alone can amend it by referendum.

France and Germany have many enviable qualities, which we Irish could learn from, but, under Lisbon, we would be subordinating our Irish Constitution to a new EU Constitution and our Supreme Court would be subservient to the European Court of Justice.

For me, that's a step too far, especially when Lisbon gives the larger EU member states a greater, and disproportionate, say in our destiny. For example, Germany's say would increase to 17 per cent while ours would decrease to less than one per cent.

I say, "Go back to the drawing board with Lisbon!"

To be true Europeans - vote 'No'.

Yours,

Seamus O'Meagair,
Mullingar

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written by Thomas Coolberth, August 31, 2009

It is interesting to note Germany's potential 17% power gain (based on her population) given Germany's social policies toward her neighbours from 1933-1945.

Polish delegates have noted the unfairness.

- an interested American

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written by A. Realist, September 01, 2009

Go back to the drawing board? And what, say to the German, Italian and UK governments that THEY are the ones that should be dis-proportionality represented, that their taxpayers should continue to build our infrastructure, that Ireland, which has benefited more than any other country from EU membership should dictate the future course of the EU? Get real. The Lisbon Treaty does not mean giving up our freedom and being dictated to by the Germans. You must have a very low opinion of the Irish people if you think that is the case.

As for Mr. Coolberth, what is the correlation between proportional representation in the greatest peace-making project in history and Nazism?

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