Catastrophic defeat.
Ireland, like Scotland, has largely been governed by leftists. And much of the ruling class had gotten behind two constitutional amendments redefining marriage and women.
The first concerned the definition of family, and they were asked to remove a reference to marriage as the basis “on which the family is founded” and replace it with a clause that said families can be founded “on marriage or on other durable relationships,” such as cohabiting couples and their children.
The second question proposed erasing a reference deemed outdated by referring to a women’s place as being in the home, which suggests they have a duty to take care of other people under their roof. It would have been replaced with broader language, including a clause recognizing care provided by family members for one another.
It’s not just that these amendments were rejected by voters, but how massively they were rejected.
In final results announced Saturday night, the amendment to change the constitutional definition of family was rejected by 67.7 percent of voters. The proposed changes on family care took an even harsher drubbing, with 73.9 percent against — the greatest defeat of an amendment in Irish constitutional history.
The political elites assumed that Ireland had been redefined, but apparently, the Irish were not consulted. What’s stunning is also how disproportionate the results were. The only place they seem to have succeeded was Dublin. It’s the equivalent of losing every place except New York City, LA and Washington D.C.
Then again the elites have learned from the first vote over the Lisbon Treaty that it’s dangerous to actually let the people vote without a sustained propaganda campaign and the takeaway by Ireland’s political elites is that they didn’t spend enough time propagandizing.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/vast-majority-of-irish-rejects-amendments-redefining-women-family/