A humiliation for democracy

The headlines on the Sunday papers in unison chorused “Humiliation for the Taoiseach” and “Defeat for the Government”.

I do not agree. The only people humiliated in this farce parading as democracy are the people of Ireland. Mr Kenny will continue as head of government along with his Fine Gael and Labour compatriots.

They will continue to receive grossly inflated wage packs and unaccounted expenses.

They will continue to parade around in chauffeured and piloted luxury.

The greatest “humiliation is that 60% of the electorate did not bother to exercise their franchise and the 40% who did voted to retain an unelected, unrepresentative and undemocratic upper house that will continue to provide a platform for unelectable failed politicians.

But then didn’t the poor old Paddy or Patricia always need an establishment figure to tip his or her forelock to?

The electorate probably think that there will be reform of the upper house.

I would say that the chances of that could be likened to the proverbial snowflake in hell.

No, things are fine just the way they are and in ten years time they will remain so. After all, the “ordinary people” were given the chance to reform the political system and it would seem that the largest percentage of them could not even be bothered to spend two minutes voting.

Tom Mangan

Ennis

Co Clare