This is what I was looking for a while back, actual reasons to vote for the Presidential candidates instead of the bizarre Apprentice/Dragons Den/Masterchef/X-factor style campaign we were subjected to in past weeks.
Of the Aras11 seven, only Mitchell, Higgins and (to a lesser degree) Norris actually understand the role of the presidency. That role consists of:
(i) Considering whether each bill is constitutional (whilst remembering that referring a bill to the Supreme Court also has the effect of rendering it eternally un-challengable if the Supreme Court rules it constitutional);
(ii) Reserving the right to refuse the dissolution of the Dáil should the Taoiseach of the day lose the confidence of the house; and
(iii) Not actively committing treason, blacking up or shitting yourself in public.
Borrowed from a friend on facebook (thanks Chief).
It would seem that only those who understand the procedure of law should be considered. This in my mind ruled out the singer of “all kinds of everything”, a member of Fianna Fail the developers party, the ex-Ira chief and the quango queen.
Some hilarity from bigmentaldisease:
While I am at it, this is worth watching too:
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