Comments on: Rigging the Seanad http://www.jamesgalvin.com/2007/07/21/rigging-the-seanad/ Even a Stopped Clock Tells the Right Time Twice a Day Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:10:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Stevehttp://www.jamesgalvin.com/2007/07/21/rigging-the-seanad/comment-page-1/#comment-1160 Steve Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:15:25 +0000 http://www.jamesgalvin.com/2007/07/21/rigging-the-seanad/#comment-1160 I would think that raffling a vote on eBay would not be substantially different to granting it to the most generous lobbyist or special interest group.In a sense, selling it to the highest bidder is, unfortunately, the name of the game. At least eBay provides some measure of transparency to an otherwise shadowed process. I would think that raffling a vote on eBay would not be substantially different to granting it to the most generous lobbyist or special interest group.

In a sense, selling it to the highest bidder is, unfortunately, the name of the game. At least eBay provides some measure of transparency to an otherwise shadowed process.

]]> By: Jameshttp://www.jamesgalvin.com/2007/07/21/rigging-the-seanad/comment-page-1/#comment-1159 James Sun, 22 Jul 2007 00:13:47 +0000 http://www.jamesgalvin.com/2007/07/21/rigging-the-seanad/#comment-1159 Sounds like the ball has already started rolling: http://www.irishelection.com/07/greens-to-propose-seanad-election-reform/ Sounds like the ball has already started rolling: http://www.irishelection.com/07/greens-to-propose-seanad-election-reform/

]]> By: Dan Sullivanhttp://www.jamesgalvin.com/2007/07/21/rigging-the-seanad/comment-page-1/#comment-1158 Dan Sullivan Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:36:19 +0000 http://www.jamesgalvin.com/2007/07/21/rigging-the-seanad/#comment-1158 If you read some more you'll see that I want the Seanad altered so that everyone gets a vote not just 3rd level folks in our various guises.After all, I'm not able to vote myself. If you read some more you’ll see that I want the Seanad altered so that everyone gets a vote not just 3rd level folks in our various guises.

After all, I’m not able to vote myself.

]]> By: dahamstahttp://www.jamesgalvin.com/2007/07/21/rigging-the-seanad/comment-page-1/#comment-1157 dahamsta Sat, 21 Jul 2007 09:25:07 +0000 http://www.jamesgalvin.com/2007/07/21/rigging-the-seanad/#comment-1157 +1 James, agree with you completely. How do we go about getting reform in the Seanad though? It's in the Dail's best interest to keep it that way, and how many of the sitting "senators" are going to vote for reform?adam +1 James, agree with you completely. How do we go about getting reform in the Seanad though? It’s in the Dail’s best interest to keep it that way, and how many of the sitting “senators” are going to vote for reform?

adam

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