When the Dáil ratified the Treaty its opponents mostly walked out, arguing that the Dáil was attempting to 'destroy' the Irish Republic, and that its members had no right to do so.
Cando o Dáil ratificou o Tratado os seus opoñentes saíron, argumentando que o Dáil tentaba "destruír" a República Irlandesa, e que os seus membros non tiñan dereito a facelo.