32CSM Statements
Lisbon & The Financial Crisis
Statement By the 32 County Sovereignty Movement 27/02/09
The presence of 120,000 people on the streets of the Capital protesting against financial and political corruption demonstrates a clear ability of ordinary people to change the status quo if they choose to do so. The depth of the crisis demands real change rather than another round of veneered tweaking. It is incumbent upon all political activists and trade union leaders to ensure that future generations are not condemned to this cyclical bankruptcy. What has emerged from this crisis is that an unaccountable financial elite are the real government, not only in Ireland, but throughout Europe.
‘Golden Circles’ are not unique to Ireland because the massively paid bankers and developers in this State are mirror images of their counterparts throughout Europe. That such ‘Golden Circles’ can reduce the peoples of Europe to economic catastrophe and then seek confidently to have the governments of Europe bail them out via tax hikes from ordinary workers is a clear signal that change to the status quo throughout Europe must be fundamental. Any and all objections to bailing out these financial elites must also apply to the political establishments which do their bidding.
The Lisbon Treaty is the product of collusion between these elites to ensure that their grip on governance and monopoly of wealth is maintained. These elites, from the Bilderberg group or the EU Commission, are beyond the democratic reach of the people and they wish to remain so. Lisbon does not alter this. Only a return to governance via true sovereignty of the people can these massive injustices be addressed. It is more than timely that the 90th Anniversary of the First Dáil should remind us of where as a people we need to be directing ourselves.
’And whereas the Irish People is resolved to secure and mainain its complete independence in order to promote the common weal, to re-establish justice, to provide for future defence, to ensure peace at home and good will with all nations, and to constitute a national policy based upon the people’s will with equal opportunity for every citizen’ Declaration Of Independence
The 32 County Sovereignty Movement calls upon all those who are opposed to the current political/economic framework to recognize that what’s happening in Ireland is a microcosm of what’s happening throughout Europe. The establishment will not initiate change, it needs to be rendered from the people up. Bailing out the political elites with Lisbon is as nefarious as bailing out the bankers with the earnings of ordinary working people.
It is clear that the Fianna Fail led government is more than willing to divide further Irish society in order to maintain itself in power. The old British tactic of divide and conquer is clearly not lost on a political entity which is the product of it. The same goes for Europe as those in charge widen the chasm between the institutions and the people they are supposed to represent. To return to a just and democratic society in Ireland we must end partition and restore Irish national sovereignty. To have a democratic Europe we must reject Lisbon and by default the elites who hide behind it.
The First Dail
And The
European Union
32 County Sovereignty Movement 21-01-09
Brian Cowen’s misuse of the 90th Anniversary of the establishment of the First Dáil to justify his own government’s rejection of its people’s verdict on Lisbon exposes an ever deepening rift between the body politic of the twenty six county state and Irish sovereignty. Adding a misrepresentation of history to a misrepresentation of the impact of Lisbon on our sovereignty underscores the necessity of returning another No vote. When the First Dáil was confronted with a rejection to its Message To the Free Nations of The World it did not barter its sovereignty to gain favour with the political powers of the day. Unlike Mr Cowen, who went before the EU like a chastened schoolboy presenting them the NO Vote, the First Dáil stood firm behind the sovereignty of the people who elected it. This is the example that should be followed.
If Mr Cowen and the Parliament he represents choose to peddle the lie that the sovereignty of the First Dáil stopped at the border it bodes ill of any claim he may make concerning loss of sovereignty to the unelected EU Commission. Before Mr Cowen speaks of sharing Irish sovereignty with the EU Project perhaps he should consider ending the British violation of that sovereignty and allow the Irish people, as they did for the First Dáil, vote as a single unit on the issue.
The Democratic Programme adopted by the First Dáil outlined a vision for the social and economic development of our people.
“It shall be our duty to promote the development of the Nation's resources, to increase the productivity of its soil, to exploit its mineral deposits, peat bogs, and fisheries, its waterways and harbours, in the interests and for the benefit of the Irish people.”
It is unsurprising that Mr Cowen has failed in this also. The EU Project can indeed be a beneficial instrument for securing economic cooperation amongst sovereign states but it will not succeed when sovereignty is cheaply traded and democracy is subverted to the will of the political elite. The 32CSM call upon all those campaigning against the re-run Lisbon referendum to study the history of the First Dáil, the potency of our Declaration of Independence and the vision of the Democratic Programme.
http://www.32csm.info/Lis2.html
A chairde,
Against immense odds a No Vote was comprehensively delivered against the Lisbon Treaty. Hearty congratulations to all those involved. As the result evolved early on in the count it was accompanied by the evolution of the governments reaction. It was becoming clear that the No Vote was beginning to expose the legal mess which the government had negotiated itself into. It presumed the support of the people and signed up to Lisbon which in itself may have legal/constitutional implications. And whilst that particular aspect can be dealt with by more astute legal minds our efforts must return to the political field. To our mind the government has no option but to re run the referendum because it failed to adopt a position within the negotiations which could have catered for a No Vote and in turn would have allowed the Treaty to be revisited as opposed to it being a fait acompli. Regardless, it is clear that both the Dublin Government and the political elite in Europe are detached from the people they are claiming to represent. We believe the referendum result should stand and should form the fundamental basis of the Dublin Governments return to engage with the other EU administrations. We fear however that this will not be the case.
We cannot say for certain that the vote will be ignored but we do make the observation that those who campaigned for a No Vote should adopt prudent political positions which should presume that this is indeed the case. We further argue that if Lisbon 2 is foistered upon us a second time that in itself should be the focus of our opposition in tandem with our original arguments against the Treaty terms themselves. The 32 County Sovereignty Movement brought our analysis to bear in the original campaign. But we also called for a unified republican/socialist analysis so that the issue of Partition could be brought into the heart of the campaign. With the possibility of a second referendum this approach becomes even more necessary. Countdown To Lisbon II is the 32CSM's campaign against a second referendum and also its campaign for a renewed No Vote should that referendum come to pass. We urge all other interested parties to refocus their efforts and begin now their campaigns for what we believe is a second referendum in the offing.
Is mise,
Francie Mackey
32CSM
McCarthy Report Creates Deeper Divisions
Dublin 32 County Sovereignty Movement
17/7/2009
The recent publication of the McCarthy Report (An Bord Snip Nua) concerning government cutbacks further illustrates the massive divisions which exist in Irish society. Those that are being penalised most are those who had least responsibility for creating the financial crisis. The report has been compiled by individuals who are so far removed from poverty line existence that they are completely blind to the impact their proposals will have on ordinary citizens. The complete absence of any semblance of social justice in the report underlines the fact that to the wealthy elite percentages and number crunching are more important than people.
It has been clear from the inception of the current economic crisis that the government’s strategy for its own survival would entail the fostering of divisions within the working class most notably between the public and private sectors. Frightened of the political potential a united working class would represent the government has now compounded these divisions with the publication of this report. The reckless bankers and greedy developers, the architects of the economic calamity, remain untouched, as workers taxes bail them out. The McCarthy Report, if unchallenged, will define social policy for the next fifty years, widening the inequality that already exists.
The 32 County Sovereignty Movement calls for a unified republican socialist response to this development. We place as the cornerstone of this response the ending of all divisions amongst our people. This social struggle cannot take place independent of the issues of Partition or Europe. The injury caused by partition to the economic well being of Ireland’s people is immeasurable as vast resources have been squandered to maintain this affront to Irish democracy. Equally we cannot stand idly by whilst funding is removed from schools and hospitals when billions from our natural resources leave our shores via the Shell Corporation.
The upcoming Lisbon Referendum affords republicans and socialists an ideal platform to galvanise support against the political drift being championed by Brussels. There are those who will say that these issues have nothing to do with the referendum but the fingerprints of those who orchestrated the bailout of the banks are on the Lisbon Treaty also. The tentacles of the European Central Bank and the EU Commission stretched deeply into the economic policies of the Member States making them more than culpable for the widespread reckless practices. To argue now that the EU, as Lisbon would have it, should be viewed as our only economic hope is a sham. A new European Community needs to be fashioned on the basis of democracy, sovereign independence of its members and social justice. The first step in achieving this is the fashioning of a New Ireland.
Statement By the 32 County Sovereignty Movement 27/02/09
The presence of 120,000 people on the streets of the Capital protesting against financial and political corruption demonstrates a clear ability of ordinary people to change the status quo if they choose to do so. The depth of the crisis demands real change rather than another round of veneered tweaking. It is incumbent upon all political activists and trade union leaders to ensure that future generations are not condemned to this cyclical bankruptcy. What has emerged from this crisis is that an unaccountable financial elite are the real government, not only in Ireland, but throughout Europe.
‘Golden Circles’ are not unique to Ireland because the massively paid bankers and developers in this State are mirror images of their counterparts throughout Europe. That such ‘Golden Circles’ can reduce the peoples of Europe to economic catastrophe and then seek confidently to have the governments of Europe bail them out via tax hikes from ordinary workers is a clear signal that change to the status quo throughout Europe must be fundamental. Any and all objections to bailing out these financial elites must also apply to the political establishments which do their bidding.
The Lisbon Treaty is the product of collusion between these elites to ensure that their grip on governance and monopoly of wealth is maintained. These elites, from the Bilderberg group or the EU Commission, are beyond the democratic reach of the people and they wish to remain so. Lisbon does not alter this. Only a return to governance via true sovereignty of the people can these massive injustices be addressed. It is more than timely that the 90th Anniversary of the First Dáil should remind us of where as a people we need to be directing ourselves.
’And whereas the Irish People is resolved to secure and mainain its complete independence in order to promote the common weal, to re-establish justice, to provide for future defence, to ensure peace at home and good will with all nations, and to constitute a national policy based upon the people’s will with equal opportunity for every citizen’ Declaration Of Independence
The 32 County Sovereignty Movement calls upon all those who are opposed to the current political/economic framework to recognize that what’s happening in Ireland is a microcosm of what’s happening throughout Europe. The establishment will not initiate change, it needs to be rendered from the people up. Bailing out the political elites with Lisbon is as nefarious as bailing out the bankers with the earnings of ordinary working people.
It is clear that the Fianna Fail led government is more than willing to divide further Irish society in order to maintain itself in power. The old British tactic of divide and conquer is clearly not lost on a political entity which is the product of it. The same goes for Europe as those in charge widen the chasm between the institutions and the people they are supposed to represent. To return to a just and democratic society in Ireland we must end partition and restore Irish national sovereignty. To have a democratic Europe we must reject Lisbon and by default the elites who hide behind it.
The First Dail
And The
European Union
32 County Sovereignty Movement 21-01-09
Brian Cowen’s misuse of the 90th Anniversary of the establishment of the First Dáil to justify his own government’s rejection of its people’s verdict on Lisbon exposes an ever deepening rift between the body politic of the twenty six county state and Irish sovereignty. Adding a misrepresentation of history to a misrepresentation of the impact of Lisbon on our sovereignty underscores the necessity of returning another No vote. When the First Dáil was confronted with a rejection to its Message To the Free Nations of The World it did not barter its sovereignty to gain favour with the political powers of the day. Unlike Mr Cowen, who went before the EU like a chastened schoolboy presenting them the NO Vote, the First Dáil stood firm behind the sovereignty of the people who elected it. This is the example that should be followed.
If Mr Cowen and the Parliament he represents choose to peddle the lie that the sovereignty of the First Dáil stopped at the border it bodes ill of any claim he may make concerning loss of sovereignty to the unelected EU Commission. Before Mr Cowen speaks of sharing Irish sovereignty with the EU Project perhaps he should consider ending the British violation of that sovereignty and allow the Irish people, as they did for the First Dáil, vote as a single unit on the issue.
The Democratic Programme adopted by the First Dáil outlined a vision for the social and economic development of our people.
“It shall be our duty to promote the development of the Nation's resources, to increase the productivity of its soil, to exploit its mineral deposits, peat bogs, and fisheries, its waterways and harbours, in the interests and for the benefit of the Irish people.”
It is unsurprising that Mr Cowen has failed in this also. The EU Project can indeed be a beneficial instrument for securing economic cooperation amongst sovereign states but it will not succeed when sovereignty is cheaply traded and democracy is subverted to the will of the political elite. The 32CSM call upon all those campaigning against the re-run Lisbon referendum to study the history of the First Dáil, the potency of our Declaration of Independence and the vision of the Democratic Programme.
http://www.32csm.info/Lis2.html
A chairde,
Against immense odds a No Vote was comprehensively delivered against the Lisbon Treaty. Hearty congratulations to all those involved. As the result evolved early on in the count it was accompanied by the evolution of the governments reaction. It was becoming clear that the No Vote was beginning to expose the legal mess which the government had negotiated itself into. It presumed the support of the people and signed up to Lisbon which in itself may have legal/constitutional implications. And whilst that particular aspect can be dealt with by more astute legal minds our efforts must return to the political field. To our mind the government has no option but to re run the referendum because it failed to adopt a position within the negotiations which could have catered for a No Vote and in turn would have allowed the Treaty to be revisited as opposed to it being a fait acompli. Regardless, it is clear that both the Dublin Government and the political elite in Europe are detached from the people they are claiming to represent. We believe the referendum result should stand and should form the fundamental basis of the Dublin Governments return to engage with the other EU administrations. We fear however that this will not be the case.
We cannot say for certain that the vote will be ignored but we do make the observation that those who campaigned for a No Vote should adopt prudent political positions which should presume that this is indeed the case. We further argue that if Lisbon 2 is foistered upon us a second time that in itself should be the focus of our opposition in tandem with our original arguments against the Treaty terms themselves. The 32 County Sovereignty Movement brought our analysis to bear in the original campaign. But we also called for a unified republican/socialist analysis so that the issue of Partition could be brought into the heart of the campaign. With the possibility of a second referendum this approach becomes even more necessary. Countdown To Lisbon II is the 32CSM's campaign against a second referendum and also its campaign for a renewed No Vote should that referendum come to pass. We urge all other interested parties to refocus their efforts and begin now their campaigns for what we believe is a second referendum in the offing.
Is mise,
Francie Mackey
32CSM
McCarthy Report Creates Deeper Divisions
Dublin 32 County Sovereignty Movement
17/7/2009
The recent publication of the McCarthy Report (An Bord Snip Nua) concerning government cutbacks further illustrates the massive divisions which exist in Irish society. Those that are being penalised most are those who had least responsibility for creating the financial crisis. The report has been compiled by individuals who are so far removed from poverty line existence that they are completely blind to the impact their proposals will have on ordinary citizens. The complete absence of any semblance of social justice in the report underlines the fact that to the wealthy elite percentages and number crunching are more important than people.
It has been clear from the inception of the current economic crisis that the government’s strategy for its own survival would entail the fostering of divisions within the working class most notably between the public and private sectors. Frightened of the political potential a united working class would represent the government has now compounded these divisions with the publication of this report. The reckless bankers and greedy developers, the architects of the economic calamity, remain untouched, as workers taxes bail them out. The McCarthy Report, if unchallenged, will define social policy for the next fifty years, widening the inequality that already exists.
The 32 County Sovereignty Movement calls for a unified republican socialist response to this development. We place as the cornerstone of this response the ending of all divisions amongst our people. This social struggle cannot take place independent of the issues of Partition or Europe. The injury caused by partition to the economic well being of Ireland’s people is immeasurable as vast resources have been squandered to maintain this affront to Irish democracy. Equally we cannot stand idly by whilst funding is removed from schools and hospitals when billions from our natural resources leave our shores via the Shell Corporation.
The upcoming Lisbon Referendum affords republicans and socialists an ideal platform to galvanise support against the political drift being championed by Brussels. There are those who will say that these issues have nothing to do with the referendum but the fingerprints of those who orchestrated the bailout of the banks are on the Lisbon Treaty also. The tentacles of the European Central Bank and the EU Commission stretched deeply into the economic policies of the Member States making them more than culpable for the widespread reckless practices. To argue now that the EU, as Lisbon would have it, should be viewed as our only economic hope is a sham. A new European Community needs to be fashioned on the basis of democracy, sovereign independence of its members and social justice. The first step in achieving this is the fashioning of a New Ireland.
