I wish all MPs understood this...

The only MP that I know of that gets it:

"Since the Civil War, Parliament's purpose is supposed to be overseeing how our taxes are spent. Instead of rubber stamping government spending decisions as they've done for decades, the Commons needs to assert its right to say "no". ... "

Voluntary Servitude

"Where has he acquired enough eyes to spy upon you, if you do not provide them yourselves? How can he have so many arms to beat you with, if he does not borrow them from you? The feet that trample down your cities, where does he get them if they are not your own? How does he have any power over you except through you? How would he dare assail you if he had no cooperation from you?" Etienne de la Boetie, The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude, c.1553

Many of you will be familiar with the text and its truth is still self-evident nearly 500 years on. So we have to wonder what on earth possesses people to do this [2min video]:

Consent Not Required

I've just heard the news that Brian Cowan has decided to call an election upon completion of passing of the bailout through the Irish legislature.

What a coward; and what a travesty of consent. If you are so sure that this is the right path for Ireland to take, why aren't you going to the country first?

The European Project must not fail...

Double Slavery at £300 Per Head

So now we know. We are ‘saving’ the Irish by being part of a pan-European Irish bank bailout and we are doing this by giving £300 per head of money that we don’t have (and therefore will have to borrow).

Result? The Irish remain enslaved to the European Project and we have committed our taxpayers (including our children) to longer servitude in servicing this debt.

Did anyone expect any different? The European Project will not be allowed to fail…

FAV

Update (7.55pm): just heard on Sky News that RBS and Lloyds have lent the Irish (people, companies, etc) £80bn! That's £80,000,000,000! Why are we not leveraging that to our advantage? Oh, that's right, the European Project will not be allowed to fail...