People’s will is not being observed

The Taoiseach says it reflects the will of the people to have a government majority on the banking inquiry.

In 2011, 2.2 million out of a possible 3.2 million people voted in the general election. Just over 50% of those who voted opted for Fine Gael and Labour. That is 33% of the total adult population. Of that 33%, a significant number voted for the current government simply to punish the last. Yet this is somehow the majority of the population!

That is democracy. A citizen gets a voice only every five years. From then on, anything can be undertaken by those elected under the protection and assurance of this ‘democratic mandate’ from the people.