There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society where none intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar:
I love not man the less, but
nature more.
Lord Byron
**BREAKING NOW** Catholic Church BANS Pelosi from receiving Holy Communion -
LETTER: "You are not to present yourself for Holy Communion until you publicly repudiate your advocacy for abortion and confess and receive absolution of this grave sin."
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@SpeakerPelosi
Things not going well for you in America?
JUST IN The San Francisco archbishop issued a notice Friday that he would no longer allow House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to receive Communion, an escalation of his feud with the Catholic Democrat over abortion politics
The lack of understanding of the on the ground realities in NI by @SpeakerPelosi is extraordinary. The NIP issue is a hugely nuanced one and simply conflating the GFA and NIP in this way, while it may be good politics in the US is profoundly destabilizing in Northern Ireland.
The Good Friday Accords are the bedrock of peace in Northern Ireland and a beacon of hope for the world. Ensuring there is no physical border between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland is necessary for upholding this landmark agreement, which transformed Northern Ireland.
JUST IN: The San Francisco archbishop issued a notice Friday that he would no longer allow House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to receive Communion, an escalation of his feud with the Catholic Democrat over abortion politics. trib.al/Q3mKsI0
If that is what you mean (or in fact regardless) I would disagree. The pro unionist parties won 40% of the vote and pro republican 39%.
The people of Northern Ireland want a government and structures to improve their economy and country. That is clearly within the UK.
OK if that is what you mean;
1) the UK is entitled to act unilaterally in a way that protects the territorial integrity of its internal market
2) I presume you mean NI when you say “island of Ireland” (given the UK has not had full sovereignty over the South for ~100yrs)