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Originally Posted by jfman
Well no, how many of the 6bn are entitled to vote in a general election in the United Kingdom?
The people who chose to abstain didn’t choose to be prohibited from voting in all future general elections, and rightfully are not. Equally if the question were to be put to the people again they may be inclined to vote.
Their decision to abstain applies to that referendum only, for as long as that advisory vote is valid.
You can’t really predict the impact of a reversal on a general election, especially if both main parties broadly support the decision. Even more so if the Tories remove May and she takes the fall for it, putting country before herself and the party.
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Ah, but that vote or lack thereof means you are
never to be allowed to change your mind and vote next time, or vote differently to last time, according to some, because they are adamant there cannot be a next time.
Old saying - A week is a long time in politics, so never can mean maybe or soon or in due course, or as parliament feels at the time.