antitreaty

To which an antitreaty jingle making the rounds in Ireland offers a proper response:

European Democracy 2008

"The concern among [supporters of the treaty] is that widespread apathy could mean that only antitreaty forces will be energized enough to campaign aggressively," says Etain Tannam, lecturer in political science at Trinity College Dublin.

EU Official Urges Ireland to Back New Treaty 2008

The antitreaty campaign comprises a panoply of interest groups worried over the EU's influence on hot-button issues that range from Ireland's tough antiabortion laws to its low corporate taxes.

Threat of an Irish Veto 2008

Graham, who was so ticked off at the fact that the Senate was devoting a mere eight days to the treaty that he told the antitreaty obstructionist Jon Kyl of Arizona: "I want to apologize to you for the way you've been treated by your colleagues."

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