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Ireland votes to stop sinister woke-ism injected into its Constitution

March 10, 2024 This article was posted by TLB Staff WORLD 0

ER Editor: We’ve included an RT report far below, but also one from Gript.ie, an independent Irish site.

The Irish (that’s Ireland, not Northern Ireland) have overwhelmingly rejected globalist changes to their Constitution which basically remove biological women, i.e. real women, as observers below have commented. From a few activist speeches we’ve seen over the past few months, the Irish get precisely what this trendy, flexible definition of the family means, that women in their biological role and social role get erased.

Here’s a link to what the Irish were being asked to vote on, which lays out the issues very clearly —

What are you being asked to decide on?

On 8 March 2024, Irish citizens will be asked to vote in two referendums to change our Constitution.

The first Referendum concerns the concept of Family in the Constitution

The second Referendum proposes to delete an existing part of the Constitution and insert new text providing recognition for care provided by family members to each other.

You have two separate votes on whether you wish to make the proposed changes to the current text of Article 41 of the Constitution.

The two votes are simply called Family and Care. From the link above, regarding Family —

The Constitution currently recognises the centrality of the family unit in society and protects the Family founded on marriage.

Proposed addition:

Article 41.1.1° “The State recognises the Family, whether founded on marriage or on other durable relationships, as the natural primary and fundamental unit group of Society, and as a moral institution possessing inalienable and imprescriptible rights, antecedent and superior to all positive law.”

And a deletion to existing Constitutional language:

“The State pledges itself to guard with special care the institution of Marriage, on which the Family is founded, and to protect it against attack.”

Regarding Care (note the language – ‘mothers’ and ‘women’):

The Constitution currently, by Article 41.2, refers to the importance to the common good of the life of women within the home and that the State should endeavour to ensure that mothers should not have to go out to work to the neglect of their “duties in the home”.

Replacement proposal:

“The State recognises that the provision of care, by members of a family to one another by reason of the bonds that exist among them, gives to Society a support without which the common good cannot be achieved, and shall strive to support such provision.”

For readers wishing to get some perspective, we recommend this opinion piece by John McGuirk at Gript.ie —

THE POLITICAL CLASS, NOT THE PUBLIC, “DIDN’T UNDERSTAND” THE REFERENDUMS

If you listen to RTE today, and probably to voices across the rest of the so-called “mainstream” media, you will hear repeatedly that the poor voters just didn’t understand what they were being asked. That, like much of the Government’s campaign, is an utter lie. The truth is that it was the politicians who didn’t understand – why they were having these votes, what the point of them was, or why people had the concerns that they did. We were asked to vote on these proposals because they seemed progressive, and that, as ever, was enough for the crowd of ninnies that this country has the misfortune to call a political class.

#VoteNoNo

#VoteNoNoRef24

Notice how keeping the family regular, with a biological mother, might prevent transgender excesses in this tweet —

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A “Landslide” No No: Ireland Rejects Changes to Family and Women At Home Provisions

GRIPT.IE

“A landslide No” and a “walloping”. The Irish people look to have strongly and decisively rejected both proposals put forward by the government to amend the Constitution to change provisions relating to the family based on marriage and the value of work done by mothers at home.

Senator Sharon Keogan, one of a handful of independent Senators and TDs who had campaigned for a NoNo vote, described the result as a “landslide” – and said the people of Ireland had given the government and opposition a “walloping”.

Speaking at the RDS, Senator Michael McDowell said that the government had misjudged the mood of the electorate and put before them proposals which could have serious consequences.

Early tallies showed massive No votes in some areas, with Cherry Orchard in Dublin recording at 95% NO in the Care referendum one box, while in Birr in Co Offaly the tallies suggested a 80% No earlier today, though those are not the final numbers.

Tallies coming on from around the country suggest that the final count will show this to be amongst the most decisive referendum losses in the history of the state.

Both the government and most of the opposition, including Sinn Féin, are scrambling to explain why the electorate rejected the proposals in such huge numbers – but their claim that it was because of voter confusion has been met with sharp criticism.

Areas such as Dublin Central where all TDs, including opposition Sinn Féin, called for a YesYes vote, look set to reject the proposals decisively, as did most constituencies across the country.

On X, women said that the proposals – billed by the government as a progressive measure – were defeated because they had sought to “erase women”, and devalue the work of women in the home. Grassroots campaigns said were delighted with the outcome.

There was also widespread anger at taxpayer-funded bodies, such as the National Women’s Council of Ireland for their YesYes stance – with commentators saying that they felt it was now clear they do not represent women.

With immigration, taxation, inheritance, family structure and women’s rights under discussion in the debate, the stunning scale of the loss will be seen as a significant setback for the government and may be viewed as a vote against the establishment.

Peadar Tóibín of Aontú called for a no confidence vote in Minister Roderic O’Gorman, claiming that he had “misled” voters ahead of the March 8th referenda.

Other smaller parties such as the Irish Freedom Party also welcomed the NO NO vote.

Eamon Ryan of the Green Party said that if it was a No vote, that was the voice of the people, and the people were sovereign, and the vote would have to be respected.

Senator Rónán Mullen, who campaigned for a NoNo Vote said “today’s resounding reaffirmation of family life, marriage and the role of mothers, and the rejection of NGO-sponsored groupthink means the Government should press the pause button on its culture war policies”, including its “controversial hate speech legislation”.

Source

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Ireland votes to keep ‘sexist’ language in the constitution

The voters rejected the proposal to expand the definition of families and the role of women

RT

Irish voters have overwhelmingly rejected the proposal to revise the definition of families in the country’s conservative constitution and remove the mention of women’s “duties in the home.”

Both the government and opposition parties have argued that the current text contains old-fashioned and sexist language about women and their role in society.

Ireland votes to keep ‘sexist’ language in the constitution
A woman votes in a referendum on the proposed changes to the constitution in Dublin, Ireland on March 8, 2024. ©  Gareth Chaney / PA / AP
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The referendum on the matter was held on Friday, which was timed to coincide with the International Women’s Day.

The voters were offered an option to expand the constitutional protection of families to include those founded on “durable relationships” other than marriage. They were also offered to remove the clause about the state’s duty to “ensure that mothers shall not be obliged by economic necessity to engage in labor to the neglect of their duties in the home.”

According to the official results released late on Saturday, 67.7% voted against redefining the family, while nearly 74% rejected the removal of the “duties in the home” clause.

“I think it’s clear at this stage that the family amendment and the care amendment referendums have been defeated,” Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said at a press conference in Dublin on Saturday, admitting that the authorities had failed to convince the majority of the public.

He previously argued that the ‘no’ vote would be “a step backwards” for women’s rights and criticized “the very old-fashioned language, very sexy language” of the constitution.

Deputy Prime Minister Micheal Martin voiced his frustration with the results as well, but stressed that the cabinet “fully respects” them.

According to the Irish media, the vague wording of the amendments, problems with messaging and lackluster campaigning were among the reasons why the people voted ‘no’.

Adopted in 1937, Ireland’s constitution has been strongly influenced by the Catholic Church and reflects conservative views on social issues. In the last decade, however, the country legalized same-sex marriages and repealed a near-total abortion ban.

Source

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