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Originally Posted by Bircho
So there will be no deal unless the Northern Ireland border issue is sorted so the EU have stated this afternoon.
When there was a referendum after the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland, every single member of the electorate was sent the full text of the Agreement and they were asked to vote in favour of it or against it. There was a 80% turnout and 71% voted in favour.
Similarly, the GFA required the Republic to go through a significant constitutional change. The full text of the change was provided to the citizens of Ireland and on a 56% turnout, 71% voted in favour.
We are now looking to take away the GFA to which the vast majority of both sides of the border voted to keep open borders.
Given this was true democracy where voters were given exactly what they were voting for, should the people of both countries be given another vote?
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Exactly. I really do not think the majority of England when voting leave had a thought in their heads for the impact on Irish border and the GFA.