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0 pointshuffmsa7y ago0 comments

You don't get to keep having do overs until enough of your opposition has died to get the result you want.

Might as well just start banning "racists" and other undesirables from the polls outright if that's the path you want to go down.

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lm284697y ago

Or realize that referendums shouldn't be used for anything other than getting a rough idea of the population's opinion and starting discussions between people who actually know what they're talking about.

huffmsaOP7y ago

Oh yes. Giving the population a direct vote on anything is wildly dangerous and unpredictable unless you're Switzerland.

SmellyGeekBoy7y ago

> You don't get to keep having do overs

One could say the same about May's repeated requests for votes in parliament on her "deal". It was rejected, we need a better solution.

I voted remain but I'd rather crash out with no deal on the 29th than go through this endless uncertainty ad nauseum.

huffmsaOP7y ago

Agreed. If she's offering something different each time then you can possibly call it a negotiation. But the identical terms / proposition each time is a farce.

I'm of the opinion you guys should get the Empire back together. The Canadians would love it.

minikites7y ago

I'm only pointing out that the two sides were not competing fairly, e.g. the Leave side broke the law:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/corrupt-vot...

huffmsaOP7y ago

Then what's the legal recourse / precedent for handling illegal votes?

If it's not codified, then it sounds like a failure of the government structure and charter

pjc507y ago

Normally the result would be overturned. See Lutfur Rahman: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45452342

Apparently the Brexit referendum was "advisory" so this doesn't count.

> sounds like a failure of the government structure and charter

Everything is a failure of the government structure and charter at the moment, pal. We've had half a dozen constitutional crises this year and the Speaker is digging up precendent from 1604.

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lm284697y ago

huffmsaOP7y ago

Oh yes. Giving the population a direct vote on anything is wildly dangerous and unpredictable unless you're Switzerland.

SmellyGeekBoy7y ago

> You don't get to keep having do overs

One could say the same about May's repeated requests for votes in parliament on her "deal". It was rejected, we need a better solution.

I voted remain but I'd rather crash out with no deal on the 29th than go through this endless uncertainty ad nauseum.

huffmsaOP7y ago

Agreed. If she's offering something different each time then you can possibly call it a negotiation. But the identical terms / proposition each time is a farce.

I'm of the opinion you guys should get the Empire back together. The Canadians would love it.

minikites7y ago

I'm only pointing out that the two sides were not competing fairly, e.g. the Leave side broke the law:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/corrupt-vot...

huffmsaOP7y ago

Then what's the legal recourse / precedent for handling illegal votes?

If it's not codified, then it sounds like a failure of the government structure and charter

pjc507y ago

Normally the result would be overturned. See Lutfur Rahman: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45452342

Apparently the Brexit referendum was "advisory" so this doesn't count.

> sounds like a failure of the government structure and charter

Everything is a failure of the government structure and charter at the moment, pal. We've had half a dozen constitutional crises this year and the Speaker is digging up precendent from 1604.

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