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Re: Dodgy behavior by Vote Leave? @Snowy

@SolidSquid

"Given most people pushing for the referendum are pushing for one which is legally binding, you would just have one more which would be based around the clear options we have now"

Why would we need to? In the remainers sovereignty arguments they argue that our gov can ignore the voters and just carry on, so they are. If we need a confirming vote we have- 1 GE on a platform to have a referendum of out membership of the EU, 1 referendum with a clear winner, 1 GE where the only remain party was wiped out. Of the argument of changing our minds, it took 20 years to be allowed our opinion and we have (for those who think we had this vote in the 70's 40yrs).

I remember after the vote many poor excuses to undo what has been done, all of them cancelling out remains arguments against the result.

"Given MPs voted out the option of a no-deal brexit, this would likely mean either May's deal or no brexit"

That makes no sense since the legal default is brexit. They have to positively vote for another action and they cant. We are relying on government incompetence to deliver what they should have been doing in the first place. The electorate voted out, so it is up to the government to deliever. Mays deal cant be pushed through thanks to Gina Miller who stopped the gov from running with whatever they want. So all this is legal and above board.

"which is likely why groups like ERG are opposed to the idea (rather than worrying about democracy), since they seem to want a no deal brexit and running down the clock is the only way they can get it now"

It is terrible the only way to get the democratic vote is to run down the clock. Pandering to the losers of the vote and refusing to get on with the decision is why this is such a mess.

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