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School Nickname posted:Voted just now. Saw a bible in my polling booth lol. https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/999920690718375936 Anyway, looks like absolutely whopper turnout in Dublin at least, so send in the dancing lobsters WeAreTheRomans fucked around with this message at 17:36 on May 25, 2018 |
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WeAreTheRomans posted:https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/999920690718375936 And OH LOOK! It just falls open at 'thou shalt not kill' part. How strange. Look again, same page.
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https://twitter.com/rosagilbert/status/999423957861388290 The Yazidi, they're in the 'RA
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May 25, 2018 17:46
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Couldn't have a nicer day to dismantle Irish patriarchy.
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May 25, 2018 17:52
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It's pretty decent. I'm on my balcony eating hummus and listening to the radio. Some day for the lads (the lady lads)
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May 25, 2018 17:58
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From the IT liveblogquote:By 5.30pm, turnout had exceeded 40% in a number of areas in Sligo town such as Cranmore and the Strandhill road. Time for some good old fashioned generational warfare
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May 25, 2018 18:38
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Voted yes and I'm on a good buzz for the exit poll this evening. I'm guessing it's going to be 56% yes and 44% no.
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May 25, 2018 18:44
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Entropy238 posted:Voted yes and I'm on a good buzz for the exit poll this evening. I'm beginning to think similarly but want to see the map. I'm starting to get ahead of myself and thinking about voting patterns based on a pre-legislation election
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May 25, 2018 18:49
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Like will Martin face a heave if enough FF strongholds go No
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Apologies in advance for the Foreign Person questions on a tense day but if I may: I was surprised that Ireland doesn't do postal votes for overseas citizens given there's so many, is this ever debated especially given it would seem a pretty big disadvantage for Yes or is there just concern re. the number and intent of people technically eligible for citizenship who have never set foot in the Republic And also this is speculative but if there weren't any neighbouring liberal countries amenable to giving safe abortions to Irish girls / women do you think the law would have changed already or that the country would be struggling to keep the lid on a backalley industry or what In any case I hope Ireland produces a better referendum outcome than we get in the UK
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May 25, 2018 18:58
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IDK – I think Martin's pretty safe until the next general election. Which could be soon? Maybe? I hope they have cameras on Maria, Ronan, Cora and John McFart when the result gets called.
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May 25, 2018 19:00
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Could the government, or groups within it, throw a spanner and delay/block if its a Yes vote?
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kustomkarkommando posted:Like will Martin face a heave if enough FF strongholds go No not a chance before the election imo
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May 25, 2018 19:12
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I'm terrified to think that the older No Vote will sweep it. But it looks like a decent Yes representation in the Midlands.
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UNRULY_HOUSEGUEST posted:Apologies in advance for the Foreign Person questions on a tense day but if I may: I was surprised that Ireland doesn't do postal votes for overseas citizens given there's so many, is this ever debated especially given it would seem a pretty big disadvantage for Yes or is there just concern re. the number and intent of people technically eligible for citizenship who have never set foot in the Republic There have been debates about extending the residency test to facilitate wider external voting for expatriates - the Referendum franchise is constitutionally linked to the Dail (parliament) franchise which is constituency based so most of the focus has been on granting Senate seats for non-resident citizens (usually a few for NI specifically and a few for other nonresidents) or possible creating new overseas seats to limit expatriate influence on local contests they are disconnected from. There is a good deal of concern about the sizeable nonresident citizenship throwing referendums/elections towards results opposed by resident citizens (numbers of potential eligible citizens have been projected to be somewhere in the 1mil - 2 mil range which would p much have decisive control of any outcome) - the fear that Irish Americans are too out of touch with contemporary Irish concerns and Northerners tends towards the extreme politically usually bubbles under the surface when this comes up. I've heard "no representation without taxation" quite a bit - and there was a couple of angry questions fielded by a segment of the population at public debates when Martin McGuinness, a Northerner and Irish citizen, ran for president. FG have promised a referendum to extend the Presidential franchise to non residents at some point in the future. Should also point out that getting a postal vote in Ireland even if you live there is still p hard, legal reading about requirements for the secrecy of the ballot freezes out the vast majority from accessing it and its only given out in exceptional circumstances (the secrecy issues is also why Ireland doesn't use voting machines)
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kustomkarkommando posted:there was a couple of angry questions fielded by a segment of the population at public debates when Martin McGuinness, a Northerner and Irish citizen, ran for president. Haha I remember that. Hope someone checked up on the question askers. Part of me struggles to believe you could tell Martin McGuiness he's not Irish to his face and remain fully intact.
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Irish times political editor: https://twitter.com/PatLeahyIT/status/1000119714641862656 DONT TEASE ME
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https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/irish-times-exit-poll-projects-ireland-has-voted-by-landslide-to-repeal-eighth-amendment-1.3508861 Get in there
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May 25, 2018 22:05
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No way it's a landslide.
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May 25, 2018 22:10
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Well see what Tubridy has to say in an hour or so but I am now hyped
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UNRULY_HOUSEGUEST posted:Apologies in advance for the Foreign Person questions on a tense day but if I may: I was surprised that Ireland doesn't do postal votes for overseas citizens given there's so many, is this ever debated especially given it would seem a pretty big disadvantage for Yes or is there just concern re. the number and intent of people technically eligible for citizenship who have never set foot in the Republic You technically lose your right to vote in Ireland after you have left the country for 18 months, so a lot of Irish people living overseas would not (technically) have a vote anyway. While 18 months is very strict (but not really enforced), you're right that the fact that there are so many expats means the country could be driven by outside forces which may not be a great idea. You are probably right that the problem would have had to be dealt with before now if there were no access to abortion in the UK. That's been a big component in this referendum as well, the fact that Irish women are terminating pregnancies even if they're not available here. Re: IT exit poll.. maybe hope isn't a lie?
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Congrats to Ireland for enough of your regressive olds dying to finally make this day possible.
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^^^ There are plenty of "olds" who were against the 8th Amendment in 1983 and were instrumental in getting this Referendum in the first place, and plenty of young people canvassing for the No side.kustomkarkommando posted:Well see what Tubridy has to say in an hour or so but I am now hyped irlZaphod fucked around with this message at 22:27 on May 25, 2018 |
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May 25, 2018 22:20
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Great news. Even if the IT exit poll is off by 10%, which would be unlikely but not impossible, it should still be a decent win though. When the RTE exit poll comes out at 23:30 it should hopefully almost confirm it.
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May 25, 2018 22:32
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From the detailed breakdownquote:The highest Yes vote was in Dublin, where 77 per cent of voters backed the proposals, the poll predicts.
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Just been told that the RTE exit poll will also be 2:1 margin of victory for Yes.
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irlZaphod posted:Just been told that the RTE exit poll will also be 2:1 margin of victory for Yes. Lovely stuff
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https://twitter.com/ciarakellydoc/status/1000125083887788038
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May 25, 2018 22:48
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Congratulations Ireland. You've done the right thing and I'm so glad women won't have to go through a tough and lonely trip to a wet, grey miserable island any more. Terrific news.
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forkboy84 posted:Congratulations Ireland. You've done the right thing and I'm so glad women won't have to go through a tough and lonely trip to a wet, grey miserable island any more. Nope, we can stay on our own wet, grey miserable island instead! Though it seems a sunnier place now.
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May 25, 2018 22:55
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I hope now that David Quinn, Declan Ganley and John McGuirk all crawl into a hole and gently caress off. John Waters promised to leave the country so he can do that too.
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May 25, 2018 22:59
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forkboy84 posted:Congratulations Ireland. You've done the right thing and I'm so glad women won't have to go through a tough and lonely trip to a wet, grey miserable island any more. Just let me clear my throat to get full contrary nordie voice - But depending on how much an elective abortion will cost on the HSE (possibly ~€500) you might still get some Northerners jumping the Irish sea now that access on the NHS is free especially if the GP-led plan is followed through (who here has tried to get a GP appointment in Dublin)
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May 25, 2018 23:03
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May 25, 2018 23:05
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Everyone that campaigned for this should feel very proud of themselves, a lovely result 
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kustomkarkommando posted:As a northerner I am duty bound to sullenly moan at any good news Its in our DNA. Looking forward to some priest/politican in the north to call it satanic.
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Thank you for responses to my questions and also congratulations on what looks to be a great result, the fact that it's not even particularly divisive across region and age group should spare Ireland any potential reactionary political fallout too I hope the Northern parties pay attention even if I realise that this isn't going to exactly endear DUP and TUV voters to reform
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I'm so glad nobody else has to die in hospital (along with their miscarried, wanted baby) of preventable blood poisoning because 'this is a Catholic country'. Not any more! Holding on for the restrictive legislation though... and the actual results. But the tide is turning.
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