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The Second Stone

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17. They should treat it as a no confidence vote from the people and call early elections

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Jun 27, 2016, 03:13 PM

Jun 2016

so that they can put someone up who will say that he/she won't abide by the advisory nature of the vote. Then there will be people who say they will give the notification, and if they get the government majority, then they give the notification.

These people are morons.

I suppose the Queen could state that she would refuse to give her assent to a notification to leave the EU and create a constitutional crisis over whether to dump the monarchy at the same time. The problem is that if she succeeded in getting the exit people to back down, she would strengthen the monarchy, which hasn't done anything useful in the past several centuries.

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There will be no second referendum, cabinet agrees [View all] brooklynite Jun 2016 OP

Looking more likely that there WILL be a second referendum in Scotland, two years after the first. Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #1

Here's hoping democrattotheend Jun 2016 #24

How about best two out of three? jalan48 Jun 2016 #2

I thought the vote though was only advisory and not binding? If thats true why dont they cstanleytech Jun 2016 #3

It is not binding Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #4

There would be pandemonium if they did that. vdogg Jun 2016 #5

"technically"? Either it is advisory or it isnt. cstanleytech Jun 2016 #6

I thought I was rather clear in my post. vdogg Jun 2016 #7

Well unless they were stupid and signed a pledge they should just issue statement cstanleytech Jun 2016 #8

Why would 'signing a pledge' make a difference? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #10

Depends how its done, I think the only hope they have now might be if the Queen cstanleytech Jun 2016 #12

What you're advocating though is overruling the will of the people. vdogg Jun 2016 #13

No, it would be overruling them if the vote was supposed to be binding cstanleytech Jun 2016 #15

No. It's over ruling the will of the people. NWCorona Jun 2016 #16

Except the UK is a limited Democratic government and if they wanted the vote to be binding they cstanleytech Jun 2016 #20

There is no overall majority Ghost Dog Jun 2016 #22

We would kill to have 74% turnout in a US election. vdogg Jun 2016 #23

What does it take to amend or otherwise profoundly change Ghost Dog Jun 2016 #26

Agreed. The voting booth is not the place to hold a protest. athena Jun 2016 #14

Because the U.K. isn't the U.S. Xithras Jun 2016 #21

Good. Brexit is stupid, conservative policy but it was democratically approved. You get what you pay pampango Jun 2016 #9

THIS cabinet agrees, a general election is likely soon, next govt may decide differently (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Jun 2016 #11

If Labour and Conservatives campaigned on "REMAIN"... brooklynite Jun 2016 #18

They should treat it as a no confidence vote from the people and call early elections The Second Stone Jun 2016 #17

"... somehow with access to the single market". So Boris want 'free trade' without EU regulations pampango Jun 2016 #19

Maybe next election a LibDems lead coalition could form a pro-EU government RAFisher Jun 2016 #25