Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU
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Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU
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Re: Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU
#2397,618 signatures and gaining about a thousand a minute.
Re: Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU
#3Not the most popular view, but if after a referendum politicians can dither about for long enough to make things painful then say "Lets have a do over" whats the point of actually voting?
The whole thing just feels like an assault on democracy. The popular vote was to leave. If you put it to the people, then do what they ask. You can probably ask to join again later.
Was the vote done with imperfect information? Probably, but you can make that case for anything. Its the system we have and if you can do this I makes me feel like what I vote for has no real impact. I feel that this is why we have double jeopardy laws in trials.
NB I am Australian and have no real thoughts either way about brexit. I fully expect this to be down-voted into oblivion because this is such a button for most people.
Re: Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU
#4Something like this happened before, with 2.5 million signatures.
https://theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/24/petition-second...
Re: Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU
#5The UK map of those who signed the petition: https://petitionmap.unboxedconsulting.com/?petition=241584
Re: Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU
#6Not the most popular view, but if after a referendum politicians can dither about for long enough to make things painful then say "Lets have a do over" whats the point of actually voting? The whole thing just feels like an assault on democracy. The popular vote was to leave. If you put it to the people, then do what they ask. You can probably ask to join again later. Was the vote done with imperfect information? Prob…
> makes me feel like what I vote for has no real impact.
That's very likely because what you vote for has no real impact. At least now it's become more visible and people are rightly becoming upset. Ride the tiger.
Re: Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU
#7Regardless of what one thinks of the brexit vote outcome it will be interesting to see if the people of a democratic European country has the power to exit the EU through its own democratic process.
Re: Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU
#8Not the most popular view, but if after a referendum politicians can dither about for long enough to make things painful then say "Lets have a do over" whats the point of actually voting? The whole thing just feels like an assault on democracy. The popular vote was to leave. If you put it to the people, then do what they ask. You can probably ask to join again later. Was the vote done with imperfect information? Prob…
The popular vote was to leave by a very narrow margin. But the vote was in no way binding. It’s also in hindsight been run against a background of law breaking and outright disinformation from the Leave campaign. Further public opinion has changed and it’s doubtful if a second more informed referendum would confirm the first.
I can’t think of a truer assault on democracy than to ask a vague question once, accept one side won under dodgy circumstances by a small margin then treat it as license to drive the country off the edge of a cliff.
Re: Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU
#9Not the most popular view, but if after a referendum politicians can dither about for long enough to make things painful then say "Lets have a do over" whats the point of actually voting? The whole thing just feels like an assault on democracy. The popular vote was to leave. If you put it to the people, then do what they ask. You can probably ask to join again later. Was the vote done with imperfect information? Prob…
Because what the country was advertised was a bunch of lies.
Many Businesses have left the UK, they won't be returning.
Pro Brexit people like the founder of Dyson have moved their HQ to Singapore after that country signed a trade deal with the EU.
Rees Mogg, a hardliner MP for Brexit, moved his investment firm to Ireland.
Clearly these rich people are doing what the average person in the UK can't.
The country isn't a democracy, politicians are elected to make decisions for their constituents. The vote wasn't binding as well.
The romanticism around democracy and the vote seems a bit silly. What if a country had voted to go to war and was losing it terribly. To surrender would be against the will of the people, so they may as well continue until the end.
Re: Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU
#10Relevant reading: https://johnhiggs.com/newsletter-10/