tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post5534723067821322341..comments2024-03-28T08:21:54.365+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Seanad Éireann.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24683857269316687232013-10-10T15:27:49.983+01:002013-10-10T15:27:49.983+01:00Sheeeesh, and I thought U.S. politics were complic...Sheeeesh, and I thought U.S. politics were complicated.<br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00571521947867768070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6210934595157109062013-10-10T04:52:14.963+01:002013-10-10T04:52:14.963+01:00That's what I said!That's what I said!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56819791383555785012013-10-09T16:15:39.186+01:002013-10-09T16:15:39.186+01:00Having read the contents of this blog & the co...Having read the contents of this blog & the comments. I feel that some elucidation is required thus: The precise composition of the Seanad was originally fixed by the constitution. However in 1979 the Seventh Amendment was adopted. This empowered the Oireachtas to extend the franchise for the election of the six university senators to the graduates of additional institutions by ordinary legislation. The intention at the time was that all third level graduates would be given the right to vote in senatorial elections but to date no such provision has yet been made.<br /><br />The most recent official report on Seanad reform was made in April 2004 by a Seanad subcommittee, and there has been speculation[who?] that it has a better chance of success than many of its predecessors. The Report on Seanad Reform recommended no changes to the powers of the Seanad; however, it recommended that the vocational panels be abolished, that twenty-six seats should be filled by direct elections, that the franchise for electing university senators should be extended to all third level graduates, and that the Taoiseach should be formally required to use his nominees to represent Northern Ireland, the diaspora and marginalised groups. It also suggested that the senate be given new functions, such as a greater role scrutinising the Government and EU legislation.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4034950972483883572013-10-09T14:17:09.368+01:002013-10-09T14:17:09.368+01:00I certainly think that those who fall off walls ba...I certainly think that those who fall off walls backwards should be deprived. Maybe the Irish have the right idea, but why restrict it to just SIX.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55014809234974736902013-10-09T14:11:29.216+01:002013-10-09T14:11:29.216+01:00Upper Houses, the last bastion against the madness...Upper Houses, the last bastion against the madness of universal suffrage.<br /><br />The right to vote should only be granted to the free born of adequate means and education and those holding the Queen's Commission willing to ride with sabres drawn down Her Majesty's highways quelling riotous assembly.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51141619084941452322013-10-09T14:01:06.943+01:002013-10-09T14:01:06.943+01:00If it works for them.....
Right now we would like...If it works for them.....<br /><br />Right now we would like together rid of everyone in our Congress.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33666892416266131672013-10-09T13:07:56.125+01:002013-10-09T13:07:56.125+01:00I must say, the outcome surprised me.I must say, the outcome surprised me.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43591663700917544882013-10-09T12:57:40.753+01:002013-10-09T12:57:40.753+01:00In Australia, referendums very rarely get up. I t...In Australia, referendums very rarely get up. I think people are just more wary of change, no matter how sensible that change may be. Those good old leprechauns :)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592150238891296272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38836321685935961842013-10-09T11:58:11.277+01:002013-10-09T11:58:11.277+01:00Having been given a steroid injection in my ankle ...Having been given a steroid injection in my ankle yesterday, Cro, by an absolutely delightful Irish doctor from Galway - who could charm the birds of the trees and certainly charmed me - I am prepared to say that whatever the Irish do makes sense!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20265778218507790152013-10-09T11:01:36.387+01:002013-10-09T11:01:36.387+01:00Most people didn't bother voting here in Irela...Most people didn't bother voting here in Ireland. I think the referendum is a "better the devil you know" result. northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19493110414931817682013-10-09T09:55:50.930+01:002013-10-09T09:55:50.930+01:00I think I heard that the Irish had been asked to c...I think I heard that the Irish had been asked to choose whether or not to abolish it but not, as many of them would have liked, an alternative - to change it, which would have meant that the issues you mention could have been addressed. Jennytchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621488409334115930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80607994077743782042013-10-09T09:20:17.194+01:002013-10-09T09:20:17.194+01:00Personally, I think a two-tier system is essential...Personally, I think a two-tier system is essential. The alternative is too close to dictatorship.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71256210363420322782013-10-09T09:02:45.292+01:002013-10-09T09:02:45.292+01:00I hope the Republicans in the U.S. House of Repres...I hope the Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives don't get wind of that idea!The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.com