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Originally posted by HKOwen
Loser consent has gone therefore waste of time having more voting. And that is what I so so struggle with in terms of understanding this Remainer mindset. They are willing to smash the knees of the most basic concept of democracy for what? The EU? To have the title 'European Citizen'. Because as you quite rightly state what is the point in voting for anything meaningful ever again? The referendum on June 23rd was perhaps the most purest expression of democracy that any of us had ever taken part in. A binary question, a pledge it would be honoured and every vote equally weighted. All that matter was that you were entitled to vote and made the effort to do so. And Parliament then started the process, none of which was ever predecated on having a 'deal'. We should not be in the EU today. We should have left. Instead we have not and the w***ers in Parliament want to kick it down the road again before screwing us all over. Somebody claimed that part of my previous post was vitriolic. And they were right. It absolutely was. And perfectly justified along with room for a whole host more. A second referendum will toxify this country even more than it is already. It will discourage millions and millions of people from ever voting again for anything. And people will turn to alternative voices. Ones that don't abuse them for having the audacity to turn out and vote and then expect Parliament to act upon their wishes. I now expect the Remainers to get their way. Johnson appears to be buckling and it is clear that all Parliamentary norms are out of the window. Parliament has no intention of every truly submitting itself again to the voting public and no doubt will congratulate itself massively for doing so. But there will be a backlash and that will change this country for ever in ways that leaving the EU, as we should have done by now, could not even come close to matching. And to all the Remainers out there rubbing there hands in utter glee at getting their own way, despite losing on June 23rd, be very very careful in terms of what you wish for. Because one day, and I pray I live to see it, you will trot off down to the polling station, cast your vote in good faith and then find it ignored. And you will have nobody to blame for that but yourselves.
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell. |
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I agree with you Matov and you put it far more eloquently than I could
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Originally posted by Matov
And that is what I so so struggle with in terms of understanding this Remainer mindset. They are willing to smash the knees of the most basic concept of democracy for what? The EU? To have the title 'European Citizen'. Because as you quite rightly state what is the point in voting for anything meaningful ever again? The referendum on June 23rd was perhaps the most purest expression of democracy that any of us had ever taken part in. A binary question, a pledge it would be honoured and every vote equally weighted. All that matter was that you were entitled to vote and made the effort to do so. And Parliament then started the process, none of which was ever predecated on having a 'deal'. We should not be in the EU today. We should have left. Instead we have not and the w***ers in Parliament want to kick it down the road again before screwing us all over. Somebody claimed that part of my previous post was vitriolic. And they were right. It absolutely was. And perfectly justified along with room for a whole host more. A second referendum will toxify this country even more than it is already. It will discourage millions and millions of people from ever voting again for anything. And people will turn to alternative voices. Ones that don't abuse them for having the audacity to turn out and vote and then expect Parliament to act upon their wishes. I now expect the Remainers to get their way. Johnson appears to be buckling and it is clear that all Parliamentary norms are out of the window. Parliament has no intention of every truly submitting itself again to the voting public and no doubt will congratulate itself massively for doing so. But there will be a backlash and that will change this country for ever in ways that leaving the EU, as we should have done by now, could not even come close to matching. And to all the Remainers out there rubbing there hands in utter glee at getting their own way, despite losing on June 23rd, be very very careful in terms of what you wish for. Because one day, and I pray I live to see it, you will trot off down to the polling station, cast your vote in good faith and then find it ignored. And you will have nobody to blame for that but yourselves. Agreed and well put.
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Scottish judges rule Boris Johnson's prorogation unlawful - bong!!!! Can they reconvene? Anyone's guess - is there anything Johnson can do right?
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Originally posted by steeleye20
Scottish judges rule Boris Johnson's prorogation unlawful - bong!!!! Can they reconvene? Anyone's guess - is there anything Johnson can do right?
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell. |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
Scottish judges rule Boris Johnson's prorogation unlawful - bong!!!! Can they reconvene? Anyone's guess - is there anything Johnson can do right? Buzzing for the impending hot takes that it's a politically biased Scottish court therefore doesn't count.
Edited by DanH (11 Sep 2019 10.38am)
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Originally posted by Matov
And that is what I so so struggle with in terms of understanding this Remainer mindset. They are willing to smash the knees of the most basic concept of democracy for what? The EU? To have the title 'European Citizen'. As referendums have NO place in our democracy, let alone the "most basic" one, this is just nonsense. It is the underlying misconception behind all of those who feel let down by the current impasse in Parliament. The problem in reality is the promise to "respect the result" that was offered politically by the parties striving for your vote. Such promises don't though ever tie the hands of a democratically elected Parliament. They make it difficult for them, but that's different. Because as you quite rightly state what is the point in voting for anything meaningful ever again? The referendum on June 23rd was perhaps the most purest expression of democracy that any of us had ever taken part in. A binary question, a pledge it would be honoured and every vote equally weighted. All that matter was that you were entitled to vote and made the effort to do so. I hope we never have to vote in a referendum again as we can now all see the mess it can create! The ONLY time we should be asked to vote is at a GE. And Parliament then started the process, none of which was ever predecated on having a 'deal'. We should not be in the EU today. We should have left. Instead we have not and the w***ers in Parliament want to kick it down the road again before screwing us all over. It wasn't predicated on not having a deal either. It wasn't on the ballot paper. However during the campaigns it was clearly claimed that a deal with the EU would not only be made prior to the actual leaving date but that it would be a piece of cake to arrange. A "matter of days" was claimed. No-one who voted leave would have thought otherwise. Somebody claimed that part of my previous post was vitriolic. And they were right. It absolutely was. And perfectly justified along with room for a whole host more. That was me, and you were, but it isn't justified. You need to step back from your anger and try to see the bigger picture. A second referendum will toxify this country even more than it is already. It will discourage millions and millions of people from ever voting again for anything. And people will turn to alternative voices. Ones that don't abuse them for having the audacity to turn out and vote and then expect Parliament to act upon their wishes. I don't want a second referendum either. I want Parliament to do it's job. Which isn't to act upon our wishes at all. It's to do what's in our best interests. Not your's or mine. Our. All of us together.
Of course Parliament will submit itself to the voting public again! That's why we hold GEs. What it won't do is tie itself to an out of date, fundamentally flawed referendum that everyone can now see has produced a total mess in our country. And to all the Remainers out there rubbing there hands in utter glee at getting their own way, despite losing on June 23rd, be very very careful in terms of what you wish for. No-one is rubbing their hands in glee! I don't enjoy seeing anyone's hopes and expectations, however much I disagree with them, being let down. I have no desire to "get my own way". What I want is a solution to this mess that causes us the least amount of harm. Because one day, and I pray I live to see it, you will trot off down to the polling station, cast your vote in good faith and then find it ignored. And you will have nobody to blame for that but yourselves. Only if we hold referendums in the future, which I sincerely hope will never again happen. This experience ought to have been enough for everyone. When the dust has settled perhaps the debate over proportional representation will start again as a way to ensure that all voices have a way of being heard in our system and we can consign to history the idea that some people can "win" or "lose" at the ballot box.
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Originally posted by steeleye20
is there anything Johnson can do right? Congratulations for managing to get our Prime Minister's name right at long last
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
Congratulations for managing to get our Prime Minister's name right at long last Ah, welcome to the spelling Police Midlands. I knew you would turn to the dark side.
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Originally posted by Matov
As referendums have NO place in our democracy, let alone the "most basic" one, this is just nonsense. It is the underlying misconception behind all of those who feel let down by the current impasse in Parliament. But they clearly do. There have been numerous referendums in British political history and all have been respected until this one. Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority to offer us the vote on June 23rd. The Government promised to honour the outcome as did both the main parties in the 2017 election. Your claim is spurious nonsense. You want this democratic process cast aside. Written off. Ignored. Be honest about that. Be proud of that. Show some courage of your conviction. Sorry, but you are wrong. There have only ever been 3 national referendums in the UK. Two on Europe, one on the "alternative vote" system. Regional consultative referendums are on localised issues. The don't have any direct impact on the UK as a whole. This extract from Wiki neatly summarises their position:- "Referendums in the United Kingdom are occasionally held at a national, regional or local level. National referendums can be permitted by an Act of Parliament and regulated through the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, but they are by tradition extremely rare due to the principle of parliamentary sovereignty meaning that they cannot be constitutionally binding on either the Government or Parliament, although they usually have a persuasive political effect". You can read the whole here:- Interesting it notes that Mrs Thatcher was opposed to them too. You are quite right though that Parliament offered to hold one in 2016, to respect the result and that the major parties promised to honour it during the 2017 GE. Parliament has striven to deliver on those commitments but failed to find a way it can do so. We all can see that is because it is as divided on this issue as is the country. That you believe this means that we ought now just leave without any kind of formal agreement in place is not shared by Parliament, whose responsibility it is to make such decisions.
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Originally posted by steeleye20
Scottish judges rule Boris Johnson's prorogation unlawful - bong!!!! Can they reconvene? Anyone's guess - is there anything Johnson can do right? Haha. Hope all those Tories who voted for this tosser are loving the epic fail that is his premiership. Every single vote has gone against him, now this. Comedy.
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Originally posted by Maine Eagle
Haha. Hope all those Tories who voted for this tosser are loving the epic fail that is his premiership. Every single vote has gone against him, now this. Comedy. He can always appeal to the European Court of Justice (satire).
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