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Where's the lack of democratic legitimacy in the LibDems' Brexit stance? It's in two parts. Both are important!
1) If they *win* a majority in a GE, they will revoke A50 and remain. [As the majority party they get to enact their manifesto. That's how our politics works.]
1) If they *win* a majority in a GE, they will revoke A50 and remain. [As the majority party they get to enact their manifesto. That's how our politics works.]
2) If there's no GE or they don't win a majority in a GE, they will campaign for a 2nd referendum with Remain option, and campaign for Remain in it. If Remain wins, Brexit will be cancelled. [This retest of the will of the people makes revocation legitimate.]
Now, I can understand some people griping that a 33% (or whatever) vote share that delivers a GE majority is less than 52%, but you can't compare a GE to a referendum. Chalk and cheese. Under our current political system, a majority of MPs at a GE *is* democratically legitimate.
It's like complaining that a high jump record shouldn't stand because the jumper didn't jump very *far*. ("That was pathetic compared to the long jump.") Two different disciplines, both equally valid.
