Tánaiste Micheál Martin has justified the overwhelming rejection of the Constitution in two referendums as a product of democratic decision-making, reports Breaking News.
The Foreign Affairs Minister conceded that there’s a chance the amount of pressure being applied to amend the articles was exaggerated.
A vote on Friday with 44% of the vote cast decisively rejected the government’s proposals for family and care votes, reports Breaking News.
The family amendment, which sought to incorporate families based on “durable” connections in addition to those established by marriage, lost 67.7% of the vote to 32.3%.
The care amendment lost 73.9 percent to 26.1 percent of the vote. It suggested eliminating references to a woman’s roles and responsibilities in the house and replacing them with a new item honoring family care, reports Breaking News.
The largest no vote in any referendum is the care vote.
Speaking to reporters in Limerick, Mr. Martin stated that he thought the people had voted on the idea that was presented to them, adding that he did not consider the overwhelming no votes as a message to the government.
He claimed that a 1996 constitutional convention advocated amending the part of the constitution that addresses a mother’s responsibilities at home, reports Breaking News.
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