Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
His claim is also just plain false and irrelevant.

First of all, the Icelandic parliament haven't decided to join the EU without putting it to a vote by the public. That's just what they're doing! They have decided to negotiate with the EU so that they can let the people of Iceland decide, by referendum, whether to join or not. The discussion has been whether to have a referendum on beginning negotiations too, but that would've been undemocratic. Why? Because such a referendum would undoubtedly be presented as a for or against the eu-referendum, and without the negotiations, the Icelanders wouldn't know what deal they will get with the EU, and would therefore be asked to make an uninformed decision. While I can see why some capitalist managers would like that option, making uninformed decisions is after all their livelihood, to us others it's rather dumb...

And I say this as a "no"-man. because the EU, while a good idea, are held captive by the market-libby hippies.... get rid of them, and I'll support ya
errr, isn't that what he says too?

Iceland has voted to start discussing terms, not to accept them. Several of its MPs were elected on the basis of precisely this position: to find out what Brussels might offer. If and when a deal is hammered out, it will be put to a referendum. And there is every chance that, like the Norwegians before them, Icelanders will reject the accession terms that their politicians propose.