Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice - Taking Our Rightful Place Ireland, the Lisbon Treaty and Democracy

Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice - Taking Our Rightful Place Ireland, the Lisbon Trea ty and Democracy: "The resources of the legislature, which established the administrative structures of modern democracies in the first place, are now dwarfed by those same structures and dependent on them. In other words, public representatives are now dependent on unelected public servants if they are to function effectively"TO QUOTE DR.MICHAEL SOMERS AT MAC GILL SUMMER SCHOOL"WE'VE NEVER HAD A PROPER DEMOCRACY IN THIS COUNTRY(IRELAND)WHERE YOU HAVE A SEPERATION OF POWERS BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIARY.WE HAVE A FUSION OF POWERS,AND WE HAVE ENDED UP WITH AN ADMINISTRATION WHO CAN"DO WHAT THEY LIKE".THEY CAN"RAM"THROUGH WHATEVER LEGISLATION THEY LIKE;GUILLOTINE BILLS,AND THEN GO OFF ON THREE MONTHS HOLIDAYS AMID THE GREATEST CRISIS WE'VE EVER SEEN. "IS THIS DEMOCRACY"?