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Will it be possible to walk away from The Treaty

 if the people of Ireland realise they have been duped? 

TREATY ON STABILITY, COORDINATION AND GOVERNANCE IN THE ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION  between:
THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA, THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA, IRELAND, THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC, THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS, THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG, HUNGARY,
MALTA, THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS, THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND, THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC, ROMANIA,
THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA, THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND AND THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN

"STRESSING that no provision of this Treaty is to be interpreted as altering in any way the
economic policy conditions under which financial assistance has been granted to a Contracting
Party in a stabilisation programme involving the European Union, its Member States or the
International Monetary Fund";

ARTICLE 1

• 1. By this Treaty, the Contracting Parties agree, as Member States of the European Union, to strengthen the economic pillar of the economic and monetary union by adopting a set of rules intended to foster budgetary discipline through a fiscal compact, to strengthen the coordination of their economic policies and to improve the governance of the euro area, thereby supporting the achievement of the European Union's objectives for sustainable growth, employment, competitiveness and social cohesion.

• 2. This Treaty shall apply in full to the Contracting Parties whose currency is the euro. It shallalso apply to the other Contracting Parties to the extent and under the conditions set out in Article 14. 

This Treaty shall enter into force on 1 January 2013, provided that twelve Contracting Parties
whose currency is the euro have deposited their instrument of ratification, or on the first day of the
month following the deposit of the twelfth instrument of ratification by a Contracting Party whose
currency is the euro, whichever is the earlier.

This Treaty shall apply as from the date of entry into force amongst the Contracting Parties
whose currency is the euro which have ratified it. It shall apply to the other Contracting Parties
whose currency is the euro as from the first day of the month following the deposit of their
respective instrument of ratification.

Read Full Text of Treaty

Two Day To Go >>> Will It Be YES or NO???

Should I Vote YES or NO?

What you are being asked in the referendum:

On May 31st you will be asked to vote yes or no to adding a new subsection to Article 29.4 of the Constitution of Ireland.

 

The wording of the proposed new subsection is:
“The State may ratify the Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union done at Brussels on the 2nd day of March 2012. No provision of this Constitution invalidates laws enacted, acts done or measures adopted by the State that are necessitated by the obligations of the State under that Treaty or prevents laws enacted, acts done or measures adopted by bodies competent under that Treaty from having the force of law in the State.”
If a majority of the people vote yes, then this new subsection will be added to the Constitution and Ireland will ratify the Treaty. The Treaty will come into effect if it is ratified by at least 12 of the 17 countries which use the euro so unanimity is not required. If it comes into effect and Ireland has ratified it, the national legislation which the Treaty requires would have to be introduced within a year.
If a majority of the people vote no, this new subsection will not be added to the Constitution and the Government will not ratify the Treaty. The Treaty will come into effect if at least 12 euro area countries ratify it. Those countries which have ratified it will then be bound by its provisions.

Should I Vote "YES" or "NO" ???

The Fiscal Treaty Referendum 2012

Here is a quote from the website Plain English Ireland for better business writing:
"It's a way of writing in everyday English so that all readers get your message quickly and easily. It's not about dumbing down or appearing unprofessional.
Plain English (or clear English) simply means cutting jargon, legalese, 'business speak', 'posh' language and ‘civil service-ese’ – and finding the right tone of voice to get your message across. It also helps you to capture busy readers' attention more effectively."

I would refer you to: How to Write in Plain English

It is unlikely that The Referdum Commission will receive The Award for:

•  The 2012 Plain English Website of the Year.

I count myself as still one of: The Undecided when it comes to casting my vote for YES or NO.

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