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mwooldri

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18. It did. Tottenham, London.

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Reply #5)

Sun Jun 26, 2016, 01:22 AM

Jun 2016

London voted Remain, as did my bit of Surrey.

The other way that is possible is the judicial route, and declare the referendum unconstitutional. One possible route is the fact that British citizens who have been out of the country for 15 years or more had no say, yet their citizenship was effectively diminished.

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David Lammy MP Urges Parliament To Ignore EU Referendum Result: 'We Can Stop This Madness' [View all] Purveyor Jun 2016 OP

They've really stepped in it, haven't they? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2016 #1

Given that the pro-brexit side has publicly admitted that their campaign was based on lies... Salviati Jun 2016 #2

Wonder if we will be able to start a petition after our elections based Purveyor Jun 2016 #3

That happened in Charlotte. A referendum took place an pols ignored the result Jack from Charlotte Jun 2016 #4

If MP Lammy's constituency voted to Remain, then that's a safe position for him to take DavidDvorkin Jun 2016 #5

Or heroism. They can save their country. Laser102 Jun 2016 #6

There are examples of heroic behavior by elected politicians DavidDvorkin Jun 2016 #15

It did. Tottenham, London. mwooldri Jun 2016 #18

Britain's parliamentary system has one major advantage over our system of government. Johnyawl Jun 2016 #7

I don't think Labour could survive an election right now Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2016 #10

Used to be easier. mwooldri Jun 2016 #17

definition of democracy, sometimes, NotHardly Jun 2016 #8

I've been opposed to referendums and ballot initiatives for some time frazzled Jun 2016 #9

I agree. BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #13

Thank you for the input from abroad frazzled Jun 2016 #16

As much as I dislike both the Super Delegate and Electoral College, libdem4life Jun 2016 #11

Susan Powter claimed she could stop the madness. BobTheSubgenius Jun 2016 #12

Just like the Republicans here, whip up the populist anger to gain power ToxMarz Jun 2016 #14

Yeah they should just ingnore it. fasttense Jun 2016 #19

Christ. I REALLY wish people who clearly have no fucking clue what they're talking about would STFU. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2016 #20

UK, Finland scolded by EU over budget deficits AntiBank Jun 2016 #23

Ignoring the referendum result would be suicidal for the left and empower the right in the long run. pampango Jun 2016 #21

Enough of this running scared of "the right". Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #22

the percentage you call practically 50/50 is almost exactly the same number Obama beat Romney by AntiBank Jun 2016 #24

So what? Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #25

I am not convinced Article 50 will even be used. AntiBank Jun 2016 #26

You may be right. Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #27