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Alright, let's be particular. Why is it a dumb idea?
They want to vote for may's withdrawal agreement - God, how MUCH they want to vote for it - but this should also require final endorsement by referendum.
They want to vote for may's withdrawal agreement - God, how MUCH they want to vote for it - but this should also require final endorsement by referendum.
Because if parliament is going to vote first and then ask for endorsement by referendum, it will also have to define in law what species of majority will be required to endorse that result.
What if Scotland and England vote different ways again?
Now, you can't wait until after it happens to deal with that. You're going to have to make provision for that possibility when you pass the referendum legislation.
Now, you can't wait until after it happens to deal with that. You're going to have to make provision for that possibility when you pass the referendum legislation.
So what are you going to do? You going to tell Scotland that England is going to disregard them again?
Are you actually going to write a law like that? That England gets what England wants, and fuck you, Scotland, we're bigger than you.
Are you actually going to write a law like that? That England gets what England wants, and fuck you, Scotland, we're bigger than you.
Are you actually going to pass a law like that? How the fuck long do you think this country would last if you did that?
This is the problem parliament swept aside last time by the referendum had no legal effect, so you didn't have to define a winning majority.
Well, this new referendum wouldn't be any advisory shit. This one would take legal effect, and.
And now you're going to have to decide whether Scotland counts as a valid nation, or whether it's just England throwing its weight around.
And now you're going to have to decide whether Scotland counts as a valid nation, or whether it's just England throwing its weight around.
And either way, this country is going to be torn apart.
If Scotland keeps England in Europe against its will, or if England drags Scotland out, the country won't last five minutes, and god only knows about Northern Ireland
If Scotland keeps England in Europe against its will, or if England drags Scotland out, the country won't last five minutes, and god only knows about Northern Ireland
These bloody MPs with their bloody referendums. You know, I don't think they've actually thought even five fucking seconds about the legislative and constitutional mess they would make by doing this all over again.
