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Voting No to the Lisbon Treaty does not mean that you are voting against the best interests of your Party, Libertas Chairman Declan Ganley said this evening.

Addressing a group of Irish Citizens in the United States, Ganley said that attempts by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to polarise attitudes towards the Treaty along Party Political lines were irresponsible and dishonest.

"I was a proud supporter of Fianna Fáil for many years, - and that support has been well-documented. I am proud of that fact, and I am proud that one of the reasons for that is that Fianna Fáil has always been the party that stood up and fought for Ireland's interests internationally.

There are many members of Fine Gael who have joined us in this campaign, because they believe, in the best traditions of that great party that country comes before sectional political interest.

Sadly, both the great parties of this state have gotten it wrong on Lisbon. Both are filled with good, decent, hard-working and patriotic people, but the leadership of both has fallen in love with the glamour of Europe, and lost sight of its problems.

I am appealing to people who believe in the best traditions of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, people who share the values of the people who founded our state, to stand up and say No to Lisbon.

To do so is to put Ireland first".