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5. they're in a better position to do that in the uk.

Reply to ProfessorPlum (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 11:59 AM

Jul 2018

if they find that russia manipulated the actual vote count, they're in a good position to dismiss the referendum results. assuming the can topple may and form a remain government.

if we find that russia completely manipulated the election results and in fact hillary won in a landslide, we're still screwed because we have no means to fix this, at least not without a completely implausible degree of cooperation from partisan republicans in washington.

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How wonderfully successful Putin has been at fucking over the UK and the US [View all] ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 OP

something i don't understand about uk law -- unblock Jul 2018 #1

I brought up this hope a week or two ago in a discussion and someone told me ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #2

thanks. actually according to wiki, referendums aren't even binding in the uk unblock Jul 2018 #3

I'll be hoping for that ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #4

they're in a better position to do that in the uk. unblock Jul 2018 #5

It's extremely unlikely that they manipulated the vote count as such LeftishBrit Jul 2018 #7

i assume they could still have manipulated the actual vote as they are suspected of doing here, unblock Jul 2018 #9

Pootie must have some powerful mojo FakeNoose Jul 2018 #6

I don't think he did- Boris just thought it would be good for his PM campaign LeftishBrit Jul 2018 #8

Yeah, it's no trick to get xenophobic racists ProfessorPlum Jul 2018 #10