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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
I am not demanding a second referendum. I am aware it's not going to happen.
I will remind you that the petition that was submitted was actually produced by someone in favour of Brexit.
People didn't just get a life and get over it after 1975. Don't see why it should be any different in 2016 just because the result went the other way.
No idea what you mean regarding trouble that would happen. We will see I guess.
Funny how people are obsessed with democracy suddenly having just had the least representative election in living memory, having an unelected second chamber still, and in many cases having voted away the most representative election they got to participate in.
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Agree with your last paragraph entirely. I've always been in favour of a second elected house and abolishing the Lords. I am also in favour of Proportional Representation when it comes to General Elections As we have a Government 3/4 didn't want it seems the right way to go now.
By trouble, I mean there would be riots by Brexiters if the Government ignored the referendum and didn't invoke Article 50.
Actually most of us did after 1975 but that's history now. I feel vindicated now we have voted to leave as I did in 1975 but there will always be unhappy people.
Petition, I didn't even look at it.
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Originally Posted by Maggy J
I see it as my fundamental right to be able say I told you so at all and every opportunity..we do still have free speech provided it isn't a hate crime.. |
Exactly where do we have freedom of speech? I can think of loads of examples where we don't. Oh sure, I can say what I like as long as no one else hears it and takes offence just because I say 'black' instead of referring to the country they come from.
I was told off for using the word ****** and I wasn't even referring to gay people I was referring to the food Brain's ******s.
Sorry not trying to get round the filter. I wasn't aware that word was swearing. It was an example of where we do not have freedom of speech as some think.
There is a lot we can't say for fear of offending someone so I ask again, how do we have freedom of speech? Freedom of speech is a thing of the past. Yes I can say things like F the Queen or the Government but I'm sure if a Polis heard me he'd pull me up for it.
You can't even insult someone now without risking Court Action.
You are very much mistaken if you believe we still have freedom of speech in this country friend. It just isn't as bad as it is in other countries yet.
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Originally Posted by Maggy J
And who thought in 1975 we would end up with the political and global situation that we have now..hindsight is often used to judge actions of the past.  |
I did. That's why I voted against in 1975. Anyone should have realised it wouldn't stop just at an economic community. I am still amazed to this day we voted 2 to 1 to stay in.