Reclaim Democracy in this Election
To say that Ireland is in a state of crises is probably one of the biggest understatements anyone can utter at this moment.
But what is the real cause of our crises?
Is it Fianna Fail, The Greens, the Banks, the Developers, or the Bond Holders?
Collectively we have been at the blame game now for over 2.5 years and we are still no nearer a solution
While it is my contention that all of the above are to blame, you can also add in Fine Gael, the Labour Party and sadly a few independents from North Tipperary and South Kerry. You see our current political system is just not working.
Political parties as we now know them have destroyed the political process. They have usurped their political power to rape this great country of ours for their own personal gain and for the gain of the vested interests of those that support them and contribute millions into their election campaigns.
Political parties have not served this country well. They are an abomination on Irish society and are essentially self serving private clubs who are fooling the electorate with their cosmetic differences. They are not fit for purpose and the sooner the electorate wakes up to the charade that’s going on around them and even the circus that is going on in front of their very eyes, during this current election campaign, the better it will be for Ireland, its people and especially it’s sovereignty.
Nowhere is it mentioned in Bunracht na hEireann that we should have political parties in Dail Eireann. The Irish constitution calls for Teachta Dala (messengers to the Dail) or peoples representatives in the Dail, political parties aided and abetted by the (so called) free press have abused this system and have contributed to the unholy mess we currently have in Ireland.
We need to urgently restore accountability & honesty to our political system. This cannot be achieved through corrupt and self serving parties of whatever hue. We need to radically review how we elect our representatives to Dail Eireann.
Democracy needs to be returned to the people, because as of now what the people are getting is actually the antithesis of democracy. Over the past 2 years many new groups and individuals have stood up, looked for, and presented new democratic solutions for Ireland. While these groups differ ever so slightly in policy and / or focus, one matter is clear and that is that they are all committed to delivering accountability and honesty, thereby restoring faith in our precious democratic system and affording people the opportunity to partake again in an open and democratic forum.
A number of groups, movements & independents are currently seeking election to the 31st. Dail. I want to congratulate them for their courage and highly commend them to you as the new hope for Ireland
We have been supporting the party system since the foundation of the state; it has let us down badly through the abuse of the political system by the political parties.
We need to rid this country of political parties and replace them with people’s representatives or Teachta Dala in our Dail
I call on you wherever you may be to support your local independent candidate in this election; we need to send a strong political message to these parties that their demise is imminent and that their long running “party” at our expense is over
As citizens we need to involve ourselves more in the democratic process. We need to be involved completely in the selection of our own candidates for election and refuse to accept those that the parties impose upon us
We also need to re-assert our democratic right to re-call a member of the Dail if he or she fails to carry out the democratic wishes of the electorate.
We also need to re-enact our democratic right to call a referendum. This was part of the free – state constitution but was conveniently dumped by De-Valera in drafting the 1937 Bunracht na hEireann.
So as a people we have alot to do. The most important thing to do is to take back our power as citizens of Ireland and to never again give it away to any self serving party no matter what they promise you
You all know by now that auction politics has ruined this country. Those who used it and abused it should be banned from politics for a generation.
Now Ireland needs real patriots; it needs people who are accountable and honest. It needs leaders of high calibre not some puppets with cleverly sounding sound-bites on a tv chat show or people who shout others down by their bullying tactics. We need men and women of high calibre, who are enthusiastic and dedicated to the service of their country and the electorate.
When this election is over I will be humbly suggesting to all these many groups and individuals to get together as quickly as possible. This crisis is not going to end after this election. It will not end until the party system as we know it finally collapses. I know that together we can deliver Ireland from the abyss;
I would now like all of you to ask your party politician when he or she calls canvassing the following three questions:
Soon you will see the real map of Ireland on your screen; as you know from school days the area of Ireland is 32,000 square miles. However the real map of Ireland is much bigger; in actual fact it is 10 times bigger than Ireland. This vast region is recognized by international law as belonging to the Irish state. It amounts to approximately 25% of the continental shelf. This is known as Ireland’s Exclusive Economic Zone
A department of the marine study which is available at http://www.marine.ie/, confirms this. It also outlines in graphic detail the vast reserves of oil and gas that are available for exploration within these areas. A reasonable economic value of these reserves put their value at 1000 billion euro. This figure does not take into consideration other coal and mineral deposits that have yet to be evaluated. In 2014 as a consequence of the Lisbon Treaty, qualified majority voting comes into effect in the EU. The EU in effect could impose a tax or other encumbrances on our exclusive economic zone rendering its value useless to Ireland.
As well as that for the existing multi-national companies that are drilling and developing the existing known fields there are only handsome tax breaks and capital write offs. The Irish nation or its people are deriving absolutely no benefit what so ever from these conglomerates operating with a free hand in our exclusive economic zone.
On top of this Ireland has huge mineral reserves that are being foraged at no benefit to the Irish people. There is talk of selling off state assets to pay off some of the debts incurred by private banks, developers and Fianna Fail. Coillte has been mentioned as one potential asset sell off. I want you all to demand to know from the candidates the results and the contents of a so called confidential government commissioned geological study into the Coillte lands.
I also want you to ask them why Fianna Fail, The Greens, Fine Gael & the Labour Party all urged us to accept the Lisbon Treaty knowing that in doing so our exclusive economic zone was at risk.
I also want you to ask them why; when the people rejected the Lisbon Treaty they all conspired to cosmetically change the peripheral issues and still not deal with the substantive ones and again recommended a flawed treaty to the people.
Finally I would like you to ask them in whose real interest they are working for, because if they are agreeing with conglomerates to rape our exclusive economic zone and others to steal our mineral deposits; they sure are not acting on behalf of the Irish people.
We need to demand a new referendum on Lisbon and regain our sovereignty so that we can protect our vital interests and stop being a province of Europe
In conclusion I would appeal to you as you vote on Feb 25th. To respectfully consider the greater good of your country, for once forget about that so called favour that was delivered, that presence at a funeral of a loved one, that pothole fixed at the end of the lane;
Think instead about your children emigrating, your spouse out of a job, your small business in ruins from lack of cash flow, your house in danger of being re-possessed;
Before you mark your ballot paper think seriously about allowing this charade to continue creating more ruin for Ireland. Think instead about taking patriotic action for you, your children and your country
Thank you for listening. I would urge you to pass this video clip on to all your friends so that all the electorate get to hear it before February 25th.
Make sure to use your democratic right to vote on February 25th. If you don’t you are in effect supporting the status quo
Danny Lordan
