Lisbon II an exercise in democracy

IN his letter (January 1), Michael O’Driscoll, in common with nearly all anti-Lisbon people, wheels out the usual misinformation in his objection to allowing the Irish people to have a second chance to vote on the Lisbon Treaty.

His first point is that re-running the referendum “undermines democracy” and lacks “moral right”.

Since when do decisions by democratic governments to hold any kind of plebiscite lack moral right and undermine democracy?