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Old 20-12-2018, 18:41   #5385
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Re: Brexit

Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas any more.

The referendum was conducted according to the usual high standards of British elections and delivered a fair result. Furthermore the turnout was relatively high compared to recent General Elections and, due to the simple, binary question, it resulted in the highest number of British voters supporting any proposition in electoral history.

It was fair, it was reasonable, it was historic.

You know I think I preferred it when your delusion of choice was that there might be a re-run, because where we’re taking the discussion right now is just nuts.

While The UK has limited precedent for referendums, they have only ever been used for matters affecting the constitution and have never required a supermajority. It didn’t require one the last time we voted on the EU.

In any case, why should the deck be stacked so heavily in favour of one side?

Last edited by Chris; 20-12-2018 at 18:44.
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