Solutions to the Irish 'no' (1)

In the letter by Carmel Meilak (Way Out For The Irish, August 29) it was suggested that the Irish constitution be changed to avoid the Irish having to hold referendums every time major EU treaties, such as the Lisbon (aka the EU Constitution) Treaty, affects their constitution. This way, it was suggested, the Irish government could, in exactly the same manner as all the other governments in the EU, ignore the opinions or the will of the people and continue with their project of building a single country called the United States of Europe.

What crass arrogance this is. The French and the Dutch rejected the EU constitution yet their governments have ignored them and ratified this treaty anyway.

We in Britain were promised a referendum, a promise our government has now reneged on and ratified the treaty anyway against the will of the majority. In reality, if all the people in the EU were given a say, the majority would probably vote against the Lisbon Treaty. They would vote for less EU interference in the affairs of their countries and those which, like Malta, have been inflicted with the inflationary euro would vote for a return to their old currencies.

So, rather than amending the Irish constitution, I suggest we amend all the EU treaties, starting with the Treaty of Rome, and amend the EU out of existence. All that is required is co-operation, free trade and easy passage between our various countries - and nothing else.