Read treaty document before you vote

Don’t vote No for the sake of it.

With the fiscal compact referendum approaching after the media debacle that was the household charge, people should now inform themselves if they intend to vote.

I fear that ill-informed individuals will vote No because they don’t like the Government.

With the unpopularity generated by the household charge storm, dare I say it, the unintelligent will vote against the compact treaty for the sake of it.

I have no issue with any voter reading the ten page document of the Fiscal Treaty, fundamentally disagreeing with its content, and voting No. I do take issue with any Government basher deciding they are voting against it because the Government supports it.

This is the essence of ignorance; an indictment of the culture of disinterest and disillusionment in politics in Ireland.

If you want to vote inform yourself enough to make an honest contribution to your country’s future.

I want to make people aware that their decision at the ballot box will make a difference to our country, one way or another.

You wouldn’t sign a contract without reading it, and you wouldn’t dismiss the contract without sieving through it.

Justin Kelly

Edenderry

Co. Offaly