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Old 24-12-2018, 10:39   #5606
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Re: Brexit
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth View Post
The usual ploy to use democracy to usurp democracy. We had a Referendum in 2016 and the government of the day committed to implement the result. It was even in their pamphlet:

https://assets.publishing.service.go...for-the-uk.pdf

"This is your decision. The Government will implement what you decide."
This is the other trick: to imply that a further democratic vote is undemocratic. Which is impossible. It’s by definition an exercise in democracy.

David Cameron’s Government ceased to exist when he resigned. The Conservative Party further rolled the dice and lost out. They shouldn’t make promises they can’t keep, I agree, but it’s foolish to bind ourselves to that document unnecessarily on that basis.
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