Connections Puzzle #328 Sat 4 May
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8-3 against TM. Fair ?
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// gromit, the people are supreme they have spoken //
The people elected an House of Commons that is very much pro remain.
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The people are inconsistant.
The people elected an House of Commons that is very much pro remain.
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The people are inconsistant.
//The people elected an House of Commons that is very much pro remain //
did they? none of the party manifestos (except maybe UKIP but they don't really count) had any campaign platform related to membership of the EU; the conservatives only pledged to hold a referendum by 2017. I don't know that you can say with certainty that the electorate was voting "remain", can you?
had any of the leading parties campaigned to leave or go, would their most credible opposition have taken a definite opposite stance? would the election result have been different?
did they? none of the party manifestos (except maybe UKIP but they don't really count) had any campaign platform related to membership of the EU; the conservatives only pledged to hold a referendum by 2017. I don't know that you can say with certainty that the electorate was voting "remain", can you?
had any of the leading parties campaigned to leave or go, would their most credible opposition have taken a definite opposite stance? would the election result have been different?
face it gromit you and your sort just cannot stomach that the ordinary people have had enough of your beloved EU. If you respect democracy at all you should respect the vote. A simple binary choice, no trick questions, no fluffy wording, a simple in or out choice. The UK gave the answer, all sides should respect that.
this is a parliamentary democracy and has been for centuries; even an alien like me knows that. Parliament is sovereign. The people are not sovereign. Parliament gave them a referendum, which was never more than advisory, and the people have given their response. It doesn't make them sovereign. Parliament is still in power.
If anyone wants to overthrow parliament and spend their time with their fellow citizens debating fisheries bills, setting up select committees and submitting expenses claims to each other, go ahead. They might soon think it was an excellent idea to choose someone else to do it for them full time.
If anyone wants to overthrow parliament and spend their time with their fellow citizens debating fisheries bills, setting up select committees and submitting expenses claims to each other, go ahead. They might soon think it was an excellent idea to choose someone else to do it for them full time.
Last year Manchester's electorate voted in a referendum overwhelmingly NOT to have an elected Mayor.
In June this year, there is a contest for an elected Mayor.
The people spoke, and Parliament chose not to follow their advice.
My point being, that Parliament is sovereign, and referendums are not binding.
In June this year, there is a contest for an elected Mayor.
The people spoke, and Parliament chose not to follow their advice.
My point being, that Parliament is sovereign, and referendums are not binding.
As I said the day after the result was announced, I will believe Brexit is happening when it actually happens.
In theory a bill will be passed easily through Parliament, but I suspect EU membership will be like a condemned man on death row with endless legal challenges being made to keep him there as long as possible.
In theory a bill will be passed easily through Parliament, but I suspect EU membership will be like a condemned man on death row with endless legal challenges being made to keep him there as long as possible.
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