"Ulster's answer is 'No!'" (What was the question?)

At least they're yelling at each other, instead of shooting at each other.

Thank God.

 

“It has been made clear, even by the Conservative Party, that it would be completely outrageous to have people in government in any part of the United Kingdom who were not prepared to encourage their followers to support, join or give information to the police on matters of serious crime. 

The DUP remains resolute in its desire for devolution and progress but it remains equally resolute in its pursuit of democracy which is not corrupted by criminality or paramilitarism.”

Diane Dodds, DUP, MLA

Paisle is right not to share power with Sinn Fein IRA. Why should Ulster politicians be required to do what the politicians in the Irish Republic will not do. If it is right for Paisley to share power with Adams & Co, then it is right to engage with Hamas, Al Queda etc.

 

...except Paisley was elected on a mandate of not speaking with Sinn Fein until the IRA war machine and organisation was verifiably dismantled. "He makes no secret of his belief that Gerry Adams and Sinn Fein aren't fit for government because of their links to the terrorism and criminality of the IRA." (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/5006032.stm) At present he is proving to be a man of his word, a refreshing character trait in the present political climate of parliamentary rent boy users, liars, and adulterers who will grasp at or cling to power whatever the cost . Paisley is doing exactly what he was elected to do.

He does not deny Sinn Fein the right to sit in the assembly, he simply denies them the right to govern as as his political partners until they remove the armalite from politics forever.

The truth is the D'Hondt system is a denial of democracy which allows minor parties a major role in governance. If the system were truly democratic Paisley would now be First Minister without reference to Sinn Fein.

He is, on this occasion, principled, not pragmatic. He should be congratulated, not criticised.

 

How do you know there was disarmament? Can you prove it? Are we to believe "Tony's Cronies"? Why can't we have photographic evidence? The Provos had no problem videoing their "soldiers" carting rocket launchers around the Irish countryside - so why can't we see where the weapons are now?

Are you going to believe murderers? If a man would be willing to kill you, why wouldn't he lie to you?

Its not true "the people of Ulster voted for Sinn Fein as much as they voted for the DUP". They voted for the DUP more. So why can't the democratic wish of the majority be admitted?

I think you underestimate the spirit of the Ulsterman, if you think he won't say "no" for as long as it takes.

 

Why do would you prefer to believe the word of murdering scum than a Christian minster? Why do you want to slander a man of God?

The Good Friday agreement is history - if they were to lay it before the people of Ulster today I guarantee you they wouldn't get a yes vote. The people were duped by Blair's lies. It has been concession after concession to the Provos.

Saying "no" was not the reason for 68-69. Yes there were abuses of the political system, and yes there was discrimination, but those wrongs were righted 30 years ago. The IRA had no justification for their slaughter of innocent, (and often Christian) men, women and children.

If it were not for the spineless response of successive British governments to Irish terrorism the whole war could have been ended a long time ago.

BTW I think you haven't got a clue what the DUP believe, except for what Pravda (BBC) and the liberal press want you to know. I suggest you have a look at their proposals for resolving the conflict, they don't involve anyone crawling naked, but insist that:

Decommissioning had to be -
• Complete
• Time-tabled
• Verifiable
• Transparent
• Witnessed
• Photographed

The DUP insists that the witnesses must not be inhibited in viewing the decommissioning events and a series of photographs had to be taken to demonstrate what had occurred. The witnesses should validate the photographs and the photographs should aid the witnesses.

Paramilitary & criminal activity had to be -
• Stopped completely and irreversibly
• Assessed over time to have ended
• Breaches punished by other parties moving on
• These “Entry Conditions” had to be met PRIOR to entry.

What's wrong with that?