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Old 22-12-2017, 10:56   #1416
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Re: Brexit discussion

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Originally Posted by Mick View Post
Sigh.

On June 23rd, those who were eligible to vote, had the will to vote, many people decided not to vote, then that is their fault, they then cannot deride the result and suggest it was short of the ‘will if the people’, when it is one of the largest democratic processes in terms of voter turnout.

So yes, it is the will of the people, whether remainers like it or not. You cannot suggest otherwise by including ineligible voters and yes that includes people who were not of age, those are the voter laws and definitely, those who could not be arsed to vote cannot be included either.

So this argument that only half the country voted is irrelevant.
But I am not arguing that the referendum isn't valid but that there is a division in the country and that explains, in part, the difficulty here. It isn't a point about the vote itself but now what happens after.

Centrally: That will of the people ignores that division.

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