The Senate Poll

[Oldschool]

I'm voting Yes, as in good riddance.

Thanks Ceemec - Well spotted

[ceemec]

In the interest of clarity, OS, you might change your poll options. Voting no here means abolish the senate whilst, in the actual referendum, voting no means keep it.

There were some vox pop bits on the radio yesterday where several individuals said they'd be voting no until the interviewer stated that the question isn't "Should we keep the Seanad" it's "Should we abolish it".

[domhnallj]

If only I had a vote

[fourthirtythree]

Can I vote to abolish the Dáil?

No good reason to get rid of the seanad. Save a couple of quid I suppose. Nothing else to be gained.

[Peg Leg]

Can I vote to abolish the Dáil?

No good reason to get rid of the seanad. Save a couple of quid I suppose. Nothing else to be gained.

This, I also think the notion is a bit scary considering how "hands on" the government like to be about the minor details of my life. If this passes and the additional investigative powers they want ever come to pass.... we'd be en route to a dictatorial government.

[fourthirtythree]

Can I vote to abolish the Dáil?

No good reason to get rid of the seanad. Save a couple of quid I suppose. Nothing else to be gained.

This, I also think the notion is a bit scary considering how "hands on" the government like to be about the minor details of my life. If this passes and the additional investigative powers they want ever come to pass.... we'd be en route to a dictatorial government.

I've no problem with investigative powers in a parliament - that's quite normal. And the debacle of our tribunal system should show us that this is needed. Though the wording of the amendment on that was unsupportable. I do have a problem with a reduction in oversight. We have too little oversight of our legislative process as it is and getting rid of what we do have should not be a priority.

Now having the Home Secretary/ Justice minister also being minister for defence and therefore the army? If they tried that in China, for example, it would be considered shockingly autocratic.

Not a peep here.

[domhnallj]

Can I vote to abolish the Dáil?

No good reason to get rid of the seanad. Save a couple of quid I suppose. Nothing else to be gained.

This, I also think the notion is a bit scary considering how "hands on" the government like to be about the minor details of my life. If this passes and the additional investigative powers they want ever come to pass.... we'd be en route to a dictatorial government.

I've no problem with investigative powers in a parliament - that's quite normal. And the debacle of our tribunal system should show us that this is needed. Though the wording of the amendment on that was unsupportable. I do have a problem with a reduction in oversight. We have too little oversight of our legislative process as it is and getting rid of what we do have should not be a priority.

Now having the Home Secretary/ Justice minister also being minister for defence and therefore the army? If they tried that in China, for example, it would be considered shockingly autocratic.

Not a peep here.

Would you take an order from Alan Shatter