The arrogance of power revealed

IF ever we needed proof that power breeds arrogance, we heard it from the radio contributions of Deputy Seán Fleming and the Minister for Community, Gaeltacht and Rural Affairs, Eamon Ó Cuiv, on April 28.

Both are intelligent people with great political integrity. Yet both displayed that arrogance and intolerance of opposing views that is characteristic of politicians who are drunk on power and in denial that they have any faults.

On the one hand, Deputy Fleming, on RTÉ radio, had the temerity to state there was nothing wrong with the non-verifiable system of electronic voting which the Government proposed to introduce before the last local elections.