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Old 05-23-2015, 09:35 AM   #41 (permalink)
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First country in the whole world to ever do it via popular vote. Way to go Ireland!
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Old 05-23-2015, 09:45 AM   #42 (permalink)
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Great job Ireland! Hey TH you can say you helped make history.
I think every Irish person who voted can say that. It's particularly significant how many young people, and people who had either never voted or seldom did, came out and made their voice heard.

It's also a big up-yours to the Church, who were of course advocating (almost demanding/threatening) defeat of the referendum. We've finally slipped the shackles, and we won't be wearing them ever again.
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Old 05-23-2015, 10:12 AM   #43 (permalink)
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Congrats to proponents of liberty and humanism everywhere!
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Old 05-23-2015, 10:32 AM   #44 (permalink)
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I think every Irish person who voted can say that. It's particularly significant how many young people, and people who had either never voted or seldom did, came out and made their voice heard.

It's also a big up-yours to the Church, who were of course advocating (almost demanding/threatening) defeat of the referendum. We've finally slipped the shackles, and we won't be wearing them ever again.
Exactly. It's something that'll be in history books.
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Old 05-23-2015, 10:43 AM   #45 (permalink)
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Praise Bono!

Im not sure how but im sure he played a part in all this.
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It's also a big up-yours to the Church, who were of course advocating (almost demanding/threatening) defeat of the referendum.
That's the second best part of the whole thing.
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Old 05-23-2015, 12:37 PM   #47 (permalink)
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Old 05-23-2015, 05:29 PM   #48 (permalink)
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What are the blue counties?
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Old 05-23-2015, 06:12 PM   #49 (permalink)
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What are the blue counties?
I'm not sure, but I expect they're ones where the final tally had yet to come in at that time. The one in red (Roscommon/South Leitrim) is and remains the only single constituency that voted no.
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I'm not sure, but I expect they're ones where the final tally had yet to come in at that time. The one in red (Roscommon/South Leitrim) is and remains the only single constituency that voted no.
Well, I guess you should probably stay out of that red zone if you're a gay guy.
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