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Another referendum in Ireland to hit woman and marriage
At the vote 8 March to remove from the Constitution the right of women to stay at home to look after the family and the uniqueness of the natural family.
28_02_2024
The'March 8 Ireland is called to a referendum to vote on amendments to the Irish Constitution which aim to eliminate references to the mother and home and to reduce marriage to the same level of « lasting relationships » not defined. These “ relationships ” could theoretically include relationships such as polygamous marriages and “ threesomes ”. If approved, it will be the latest in a series of acts that have democratically demolished the document underlying the Irish state in the past 30 years.
The Irish Constitution was drafted in 1937, just 15 years after Ireland's independence, and opens with this phrase: « In the name of the Holy Trinity, from which every authority comes and to which, as the ultimate goal, all actions of both men and states » must be reported. It is a profound openness, which roots Ireland's laws in God and in natural law. The rest of the document is no less impressive, as it offers significant protection to a whole range of natural rights which are fundamental for a healthy society, in particular as regards families, mothers and children.
Because the Constitution is so important, the amendments can only be approved democratically through a referendum. Over the past 30 years, we have systematically torn the heart of the Irish Constitution through these votes. In 1995, the Irish people voted in favor of the legalization of divorce, albeit with a narrow margin; then, in 2015, he legalized gay marriage, again by referendum; is, sadly known, in 2018 Ireland became the first country in the world to legalize the murder of a baby in the womb by popular vote.
All of this was done in the name of “ progress ”. 20th century Ireland, according to popular narrative, was a repressive Catholic theocracy. The Constitution would be another example, with its references to God and backward beliefs about marriage between men and women.
Now, our progressive era has two new targets: the so-called “ woman at home ” clause, article 41.2 of the Irish Constitution, and a clause that recognizes marriage as a foundation for families and that offers special protections to families, Article 41.3.1.
The clause “ woman at home ” (41.2) commits the state to try to protect mothers from being forced to leave the house for economic reasons. The clause recognizes that « with her life inside the house, the woman gives the state support without which the common good cannot be achieved ». Now the government wants to replace it with a generic formulation that does not mention the house, nor the mothers, nor does it try to protect mothers from the need to go to work.
The new formulation, if approved, will commit the state to work to support i caregiverfamily members, not mothers – or at least parents – specifically. This amendment has received more space on TV in Ireland. The government is pushing for it to be approved, arguing that the Constitution says that the woman's place is at home, while things clearly aren't like that. However, he is concerned that the opposition is cross-cutting across the political spectrum. Despite the claim that to be “ progressives ” one must vote “ yes ”, many recognize that removing the only direct references to mothers and the home from the Constitution would be a step backwards. As a recent survey of the Christian think tank Iona Institute shows, the majority of mothers want to stay at home, it is only because the company has failed that they are forced to work.
The second amendment, however, is probably more significant, as it threatens to undermine the establishment of marriage and the family in Ireland. However, it must be said that, by introducing divorce and gay marriage, the contempt for both in practice, if not in rhetoric, is already evident.
Currently the Constitution officially recognizes only one family, the one founded on marriage. But this referendum on the so-called “ family equality ” argues that the constitutional recognition of only one family form is a form of discrimination. Therefore, the government is pushing for an amendment that recognizes the family based on marriage or on « other lasting relationships ».
But, as conservative commentator David Quinn points out The Irish Catholic, nobody seems to know how a « lasting relationship » can be defined. The government says it has cohabiting couples in mind, grandparents with a grandson or single parents with a child. But a former justice minister, Senator Michael McDowell, has numerous consequences for the government amendment, for example on the division of incomes, houses, businesses and farms, on pension law, tax law, inheritance law and immigration law.
Legal experts and politicians they all warn that the government has no control over what a lasting relationship is. Whatever the promise, it can be interpreted in any way, including polygamous and polyamorous relationships, cohabiting partners, girlfriends and long-term boyfriends. It will largely be up to the courts to determine its meaning on a case-by-case basis.
Another possibility, outlined by a law scholar, is that the courts take their cue from the government. If, hypothetically, the amendment is approved, the next time the government approves an immigration law and defines which reports are to be included, the courts will take them into account in their judgments. But this means that we will vote on the meaning of “ lasting relationship ” from here to eternity. Any vote for a new government could mean a new definition.
In each case, the fact of giving lasting relationships the same rights as marriage threatens to empty our conception of marriage and its special position in the Constitution. This change is another sign of the fact that modern Ireland's commitment to progress has the upper hand over reason and genuine care for the common good. It will undoubtedly aggravate the decline in births, the growing disintegration of families and social degradation, attacking the fundamental values and laws of the Irish state.
*The Irish Catholic
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Another referendum in Ireland to hit woman and marriage
At the vote 8 March to remove from the Constitution the right of women to stay at home to look after the family and the uniqueness of the natural family.
28_02_2024
The'March 8 Ireland is called to a referendum to vote on amendments to the Irish Constitution which aim to eliminate references to the mother and home and to reduce marriage to the same level of « lasting relationships » not defined. These “ relationships ” could theoretically include relationships such as polygamous marriages and “ threesomes ”. If approved, it will be the latest in a series of acts that have democratically demolished the document underlying the Irish state in the past 30 years.
The Irish Constitution was drafted in 1937, just 15 years after Ireland's independence, and opens with this phrase: « In the name of the Holy Trinity, from which every authority comes and to which, as the ultimate goal, all actions of both men and states » must be reported. It is a profound openness, which roots Ireland's laws in God and in natural law. The rest of the document is no less impressive, as it offers significant protection to a whole range of natural rights which are fundamental for a healthy society, in particular as regards families, mothers and children.
Because the Constitution is so important, the amendments can only be approved democratically through a referendum. Over the past 30 years, we have systematically torn the heart of the Irish Constitution through these votes. In 1995, the Irish people voted in favor of the legalization of divorce, albeit with a narrow margin; then, in 2015, he legalized gay marriage, again by referendum; is, sadly known, in 2018 Ireland became the first country in the world to legalize the murder of a baby in the womb by popular vote.
All of this was done in the name of “ progress ”. 20th century Ireland, according to popular narrative, was a repressive Catholic theocracy. The Constitution would be another example, with its references to God and backward beliefs about marriage between men and women.
Now, our progressive era has two new targets: the so-called “ woman at home ” clause, article 41.2 of the Irish Constitution, and a clause that recognizes marriage as a foundation for families and that offers special protections to families, Article 41.3.1.
The clause “ woman at home ” (41.2) commits the state to try to protect mothers from being forced to leave the house for economic reasons. The clause recognizes that « with her life inside the house, the woman gives the state support without which the common good cannot be achieved ». Now the government wants to replace it with a generic formulation that does not mention the house, nor the mothers, nor does it try to protect mothers from the need to go to work.
The new formulation, if approved, will commit the state to work to support i caregiverfamily members, not mothers – or at least parents – specifically. This amendment has received more space on TV in Ireland. The government is pushing for it to be approved, arguing that the Constitution says that the woman's place is at home, while things clearly aren't like that. However, he is concerned that the opposition is cross-cutting across the political spectrum. Despite the claim that to be “ progressives ” one must vote “ yes ”, many recognize that removing the only direct references to mothers and the home from the Constitution would be a step backwards. As a recent survey of the Christian think tank Iona Institute shows, the majority of mothers want to stay at home, it is only because the company has failed that they are forced to work.
The second amendment, however, is probably more significant, as it threatens to undermine the establishment of marriage and the family in Ireland. However, it must be said that, by introducing divorce and gay marriage, the contempt for both in practice, if not in rhetoric, is already evident.
Currently the Constitution officially recognizes only one family, the one founded on marriage. But this referendum on the so-called “ family equality ” argues that the constitutional recognition of only one family form is a form of discrimination. Therefore, the government is pushing for an amendment that recognizes the family based on marriage or on « other lasting relationships ».
But, as conservative commentator David Quinn points out The Irish Catholic, nobody seems to know how a « lasting relationship » can be defined. The government says it has cohabiting couples in mind, grandparents with a grandson or single parents with a child. But a former justice minister, Senator Michael McDowell, has numerous consequences for the government amendment, for example on the division of incomes, houses, businesses and farms, on pension law, tax law, inheritance law and immigration law.
Legal experts and politicians they all warn that the government has no control over what a lasting relationship is. Whatever the promise, it can be interpreted in any way, including polygamous and polyamorous relationships, cohabiting partners, girlfriends and long-term boyfriends. It will largely be up to the courts to determine its meaning on a case-by-case basis.
Another possibility, outlined by a law scholar, is that the courts take their cue from the government. If, hypothetically, the amendment is approved, the next time the government approves an immigration law and defines which reports are to be included, the courts will take them into account in their judgments. But this means that we will vote on the meaning of “ lasting relationship ” from here to eternity. Any vote for a new government could mean a new definition.
In each case, the fact of giving lasting relationships the same rights as marriage threatens to empty our conception of marriage and its special position in the Constitution. This change is another sign of the fact that modern Ireland's commitment to progress has the upper hand over reason and genuine care for the common good. It will undoubtedly aggravate the decline in births, the growing disintegration of families and social degradation, attacking the fundamental values and laws of the Irish state.
*The Irish Catholic
lanuovabq.it/it/un-altro-referendum-in-irlanda-per-colpire-donna-e-matrimonio
or
archive.is/wip/NXz41