Excellent news from Ireland today… election results indicate that the referendum in the Republic of Ireland to approve or disapprove the Lisbon Treaty has resulted in a “no” vote: Ireland has rejected the treaty.
Various articles both today and leading up to the referendum have included warnings that a “no” vote would “[trigger] a political crisis” [...]
Political Chalk on Campus. From last weekend… I’m going in today to fill it back in.
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When you set out to do something, you don’t do it halfway, do you?
Posted by Kristin @ 09/26/2004 02:46 PM CST
This makes sense, though. If I update it each week, I just have to fill in the blanks… today took [...]
Notes for future expansion. Letters to editors / local opinion pieces:
1) NRA lobby influence is being blamed for lapse of AWBan, and often tones are used that imply that this violates democratic principles. Rather, lobby influence within a republic/democratic system exemplify these principles and are absolutely valid. The danger is in a small faction outweighing [...]