I think it's a fair point. it's a fairly cowardly thing for parliament to do, pretty much an abandonment of their duty and washing their hands of the decision, no? They're elected to represent with a bit of wisdom and knowledge, fucking represent! Making dumb decisions and being a racist goes across all classes.
I'm ambivalent at best about Irish referendums at the best of times (I know it's a constitutional thing over here, but still), sure it was great that we voted in gay marriage but that doesn't mean it shouldn't have been brought in anyway. If the Oireachtas was actually forced to make those kind of decisions maybe we'd vote in less parish pump politic fuckwits?
I'm ambivalent at best about Irish referendums at the best of times (I know it's a constitutional thing over here, but still), sure it was great that we voted in gay marriage but that doesn't mean it shouldn't have been brought in anyway. If the Oireachtas was actually forced to make those kind of decisions maybe we'd vote in less parish pump politic fuckwits?
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