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Old 10-03-2019, 11:46   #8255
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Re: Brexit
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
Although I'm not in favour of a second referendum, it would likely give a Remain result which would end things quite quickly.
It's easy to forget; and the Brexit press won't go out of their way to remind you; but if we leave the hardest negotiations for the trade deal are ahead of us and will take years to conclude. That's why the current offer from the EU is relatively generic - the EU is saving its energy for the main negotiations.
But that would not be the end of it in the event that a 'remain' verdict came out of it. The likelihood is that fewer people would turn up this time as they would see how the politicians are clearly trying to ignore the will of the electorate.

That means the turnout would be lower and the population would not be convinced that this was the true will of the electorate. You would need to have the same number or more casting their opinion at the ballot to make such a result legitimate.

Accordingly, a second referendum is ore likely to raise further doubts and confusion, not to mention increased anger, rather than solve anything.

Those arguing for another referendum are simply trying to overturn the democratic will of the people and should be ashamed of themselves. These people are not democrats. They are control freaks and dictators who just want their own way, even when outvoted.
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