AN ATTACK ON TRUTH, ON REALITY, AND ON OUR CONSTITUTION ?

"If a Bill is constitutional, he (President Michael D. Higgins) has to sign it. It's not his choice as to whether he signs it or not."

Although I'm not a lawyer, I'm nevertheless entirely convinced that the above statement is both false, and, far more importantly perhaps, also dangerously misleading in terms of the promotion of social well-being, and social stability.

Article 26 1 1° of the Constitution of the Republic of Ireland clearly states:

"The President may, after consultation with the Council of State, refer any Bill to which this Article applies to the Supreme Court for a decision on the question as to whether such Bill or any specified provision or provisions of such Bill is or are repugnant to this Constitution or to any provision thereof."

The contents of Article 26 1 1° of the Constitution of the Republic of Ireland can easily be checked by anybody with access to the "www System", by clicking on the following www link:
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/en/constitution/index.html

In other words (as I see things), it is entirely acceptable for all Republic of Ireland Presidents to have doubts regarding the constitutionality of ANY Bill brought before them "to which this Article applies"; and, if the President has any such doubts, he or she can refer it to the Supreme Court for a decision: provided that he or she first consults with the Council of State using the formal procedure provided by the Constitution for doing so. Importantly, and in so far as I know, the President is not at all bound by the views and opinions of the Council of State in such matters; and, regardless of what the members of the Council of State think or decide as individuals, or collectively, the President, and the President alone, has the final say on whether or not he or she refers "any Bill to which this Article applies to the Supreme Court".

The above statement "If a Bill is constitutional, he (President) has to sign it. It's not his choice as to whether he signs it or not", appeared in an RTE (National Broadcaster) Article dated January 28th 2015, and is attributed by RTE to Republic of Ireland Minister for Health Dr Leo Varadkar TD. A full copy of the RTE Article can be viewed at:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0128/676168-president-water-charge-protest/

I have no way of knowing whether this potentially EXTREMELY dangerous piece of "disinformation" (as I see it) is deliberate, or accidental.

Either way, it does not seem at all good to me, and I hope RTE and Minister Varadkar will correct it without undue delay: for the sake of the State of the Republic of Ireland, and for the sake of all of the citizens (present and future) of the Republic of Ireland: keeping in mind that Bunreacht na hEireann (the Constitution of the Republic of Ireland) is the SUPREME LAW of the Republic of Ireland.

If either or both (RTE and/or Minister Varadkar) fail to do so, then I hope (at least) that "the people" are not going to be fooled by the misleading "It's not his choice" claim referred to above: especially "the people" who protest on our streets by peaceful and lawful means against government policies which they consider unjust, and/or NOT in the interests of the "common good". Article 6.1 of our Constitution clearly states:

"All powers of government, legislative, executive and judicial, derive, under God, from the people, whose right it is to designate the rulers of the State and, in final appeal, to decide all questions of national policy, according to the requirements of the common good."

Ultimately, in the Republic of Ireland, and as is entirely fitting for a "Republic", it's "the people" who have the "final" say -- according to the SUPREME LAW of the land -- regarding "all questions of national policy": unless of course members of the Government (Executive, Legislative, and Judicial), and/or the MSM (Main Stream Media), succeed in hoodwinking "the people" into believing otherwise.

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"If the cap fits, wear it."

Mindful of the old-saying "If the cap fits, wear it", I sent a "marked-up printout" of an email through the REGISTERED POST to Republic of Ireland Health Minister Dr Leo Varadkar TD last Monday (January 26th 2015).

The email was titled:

"NARCISSISTS" AND/OR "PSYCHOPATHS"
IN AND AROUND GOVERNMENTS ...

Scanned copies of the "marked-up printout" in question can be viewed at the following www location:
http://www.humanrightsireland.com/DrLeoVaradkarTD/26January2015/Scans/Page.htm

In addition, scanned copies of the associated Post Office receipts, and delivery note, can also be viewed at the www address just above.

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RE: Two other Republic of Ireland members of Government (of many!!), who might very usefully (in my opinion) 'try on the "NARCISSISTS" AND/OR "PSYCHOPATHS" cap' for size:

 ' NOTE ADDED on January 16th 2015: The entire existence, and the entire contents, of Dr Michael McCavert's October 28th 2005 "To Whom It May Concern" letter continue to be completely ignored by Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton TD, and by President Michael D Higgins; and, for no good reason that William Finnerty knows of, allowing for the contents of two registered letters referred to just above, he STILL receives no old age pension: which he is fully entitled to by law. Since March 2011, close relatives have, in effect, been partly paying William Finnerty his old age pension by lending him money "against his home" each month, until the "government non-payment" problem gets resolved; and, doing so on the clear understanding that the borrowed money will be repaid in full to his close relatives as soon as possible after the "government non-payment" problem is corrected. '

The excerpt just above is from the text of an email sent to (among others) a selection of Irish lawyers and law-firms on January 21st 2015. The full text of the email in question can be viewed at the following www location:
http://www.humanrightsireland.com/IrishLegalProfessions/21January2015/Email.htm

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The above texts are closely based on recent FACEBOOK publications at the following three www locations:

1) https://www.facebook.com/william.finnerty.3/posts/10205609663423578:0

2) https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10205609790586757&set=p.10205609790586757&type=1

3) https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10205609933590332&set=p.10205609933590332&type=1

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Later today a copy of this email will be placed at the following www location:
http://www.humanrightsireland.com/SocialProtectionMinisterJoanBurtonTD/30January2015/Email.htm

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http://www.humanrightsireland.com

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