Tuppenceworth.ie has put up a shame list of how our MEPs voted on the EU Spy Law which monitors and logs anything we do online. Can I suggest emailing those that voted against this and thanking them and writing to the rest and give out to them for not giving a damn about you as a citizen. A soon to be severely monitored citizen who will no doubt have to pay for it with a much higher Internet or mobile bill.
Dublin
Proinsias De Rossa (Lab- ESP)- For
Mary Lou McDonald (SF- GUE/NLG)- Against
Gay Mitchell (FG-EPP)- Against
Eoin Ryan (FF-UEN)- Abstained
East
Liam Aylward (FF-UEN)- Abstained
Avril Doyle (FG-EPP)- Abstained
Mairead McGuinness (FG-EPP)- Abstained
South
Simon Coveney (FG-EPP)- Abstained
Brian Crowley (FF-UEN)- Abstained
Kathy Sinnot (Ind-IDG)- Not Present
North West
Marian Harkin (Ind-ALDE)- Against
Jim Higgins (FG-EPP)- Abstained
Sean O’Neachtain (FF-UEN)- Not Present
[…] There was some discussion of my previous post on Proinsias De Rossa’s vote, making him the only Irish MEP to vote in favour of the Data Retention Directive passed in December of last year. (More comments here and here) […]