Reply With QuoteNot only that, if Scotland voted to leave the UK by a landslide, Westminster could easily vote it down.Originally Posted by TH63
MP's think Scotland should stay. That is the wonderful parliamentary process.
There is ZERO democracy.
| + Visit Cardiff FC for Latest News, Transfer Gossip, Fixtures and Match Results |
Like others on this board, I have lived overseas. I personally know white Brits who have lived in both India and China.
It does help if you're good at your job, I'll grant you that.
Not only that, if Scotland voted to leave the UK by a landslide, Westminster could easily vote it down.
MP's think Scotland should stay. That is the wonderful parliamentary process.
There is ZERO democracy.
Last edited by LordKenwyne; 03-11-16 at 12:13.
I didn't agree with a lot of his ideas on Israel. Whatever you say about Jews it can't be denied they look after their own and in my book that is to be admired.
They were never, and could never be, Indian or Chinese citizens - unless they have changed the rules recently.
I didn't say they were. I said they lived there.
There was no plan because it was not intended to happen. But the people have spoken and there will be trouble we do not get our independence.
I know, but you phrased it to make it look like you were contradicting my point.
Yep, that's true.
There are countless ludicrously rich Arabs it could be said as well.
And their tentacles reach every corner of the world now.
Trouble eh?
In what way?
People posting stuff on twitter?
People mumbling something under their breath?
People reading their newspapers while shaking their heads?
Perhaps we can rise up and protest - obviously with the prior approval and designated route agreed by the police of course.
Beware the wrath of the people!!!!!!!
(Unless it cold or there's something good on telly)
A Labour MP just said they will not try to delay the decision of the exit.
So this may be a load of old Whoooo Ha.
They COULD have made the referendum legally binding, like the Scottish Indy ref. But they didn't, it was only advisory.
As such they HAVE to get the agreement of parliament in order to make this change.
I didn't the Scottish one was legally binding if I am honest.
Eh? You were talking about emigrating, which means living in a different country. It doesn't mean becoming a citizen. You used the word 'emigrate' twice.
Great effort on changing the subject, though. And for future info, no one cares if someone is Jewish or not (except Organ Morgan, funnily enough).
No it isnt. Saying it twice in one thread does not make it so either.
If a Gov't gets voted in by the people on the back of bullsh1t and lies, then they can be voted out within 5 years, or even sooner if push really did come to shove.
Brexit , on the other hand, apparently means Brexit.
It is pretty clear that even the tiny majority who voted for brexit had no more clue than those that voted against it.
Alarmingly a number now seem to have changed thier mind or 'didnt really mean it'.
Dont hear many 'Remainers' saying that do we...
It is also a matter of fact that the a huge percentage of Brexiters were old Diddybobs whose primary wish was to go to the grave waving an Union jack and singing Rule Britannia, before they croak and leave us to sort out the ramifications.
Lastly, 'Brexit' was a protest vote from many disenfranchised areas of our country.
Now personally - I am still undecided whether brexit is going to be a good thing or not - mark me as a neutral, but if the above are the sort of things that people want to swagger about behind and use phrases like 'you lost - get over it' like some kind of game without consequence, or make completely incorrect analogies then Jeez ...
But so be it, and Democracy must be respected.
It seems increasingly clear that nobody in Gov't or Whitehall looked into the actual machinery of brexit.
Because they didn't expect it to actually happen in a million years!
Last edited by Vimana.; 03-11-16 at 12:56.
Democracy???
A case brought forward by a fund manager? You mean the financial markets get their own way over democracy.
A case of got enough money and you can get government to do what you want.
Last edited by Barry Dragon; 03-11-16 at 13:09.
Well, shit just got real for this fella.. God bless the Daily Mail readership.
CwVXlvMWEAA5YZv.jpg
It's probably Splott Dai.
It's a case of the elected UK parliament getting to do what they're there for. Which is what you voted for.
QUOTE from you "It is pretty clear that even the tiny majority who voted for brexit" the majority voted for Brexit idiot
You can have a big majority and a small majority. 51.9-48.1 is small in anyone's book.
That's different. Thats the MPs of a different country stopping you leaving.
That's more comparable with the UK voting to leave and the EU voting it down. They haven't done that. In fact, they've asked us to hurry it up
15,000,000 voted to leave
13,000,000 voted to stay
Total population (of voting age) of the UK about 45,000,000
Percentage of people voting for Brexit as a percentage of the total number of people eligible to vote = roughly 30%
Factor in those too young to vote (who this vote would affect the most) and it really isn't that big a majority is it?
My family, all five of whom voted to leave, includes 3 first class honours degrees, a Cambridge university degree a masters and a doctorate. Not quite up to your C&G Spanner Throwing level 3 but we get by.
Do you mean the 30%+ of 18-24 year olds who didn't bother to vote? Why we should factor them in is beyond me.
I'm not suggesting that we count votes of people who didn't vote. All I'm suggesting is that Brexit won because 30% of the voting population wanted it whilst 70% of the country either didn't want it or couldn't be arsed either way.
Posting Permissions