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The Quinn/ Zappone Bill – a fundamentally flawed measure

Post by Richard Humphreys SC In order to offer a ‘workable’ reform that they claim could be on the statute books by Christmas the Quinn/ Zapponne Seanad Reform Bill makes a lot of compromises. Due to the constitutional limitations on what can and cannot be changed by an ordinary bill, the Zappone/Quinn Bill leaves in…

September 23, 2013 in Constitution, Election, Seanad Reform, votes for emigrants.

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