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Hissyspit

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31. Oh, please.

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 05:13 PM

Jul 2016

The vote never should have happened. It was a joke. There are reasons representative democracy was created.

California voted to take away civil rights from gay people in a referendum. You think people should have just gotten over that?

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Thousands say 'No' to Brexit in colorful protest [View all] Night Watchman Jul 2016 OP

Best 2 out of 3? Travis_0004 Jul 2016 #1

Since Brexit was a legally non-binding referendum... yallerdawg Jul 2016 #4

Don't the MPs have to vote them out? Not the electorate? MADem Jul 2016 #41

They voted "in" in 1975, "out" last month, Nye Bevan Jul 2016 #8

As yallerdawg and others have pointed out this vote was purely advisory and the government cstanleytech Jul 2016 #39

I still say the Leave will never actually happen bluestateguy Jul 2016 #2

I'm with you on that, but there will have a be a huuuge amount of verbal gymnastics to go through ! OnDoutside Jul 2016 #3

I tend to agree, but this all reminds me of a bizarre short story I had to read in university Sen. Walter Sobchak Jul 2016 #21

The vote is the vote. Deal with it. Everyone had their say. 7962 Jul 2016 #5

'it didn't end before there was an EU' LeftishBrit Jul 2016 #10

All politicians lie all the time. christx30 Jul 2016 #11

Not a single politician, anywhere, ever, not even one word of truth? al bupp Jul 2016 #20

If one of them told me the sky was blue, christx30 Jul 2016 #22

I get it, you're firmly underwhelmed by politicians al bupp Jul 2016 #23

Yep--the EU has been great for European cooperation and unity, to say nothing of opportunities MADem Jul 2016 #42

Does it have to be the end of the world to be a bad thing? Moonwalk Jul 2016 #12

I have my doubts about Scotland leaving. Oil prices being what they are especially. 7962 Jul 2016 #13

No. Denmark is firmly in the EU for any foreseeable future. Jemmons Jul 2016 #17

You are probably right about Denmark and the EU but the far-right party wants a "Dexit" referendum. pampango Jul 2016 #24

The Danish Peoples Party is not far right in a traditional sense Jemmons Jul 2016 #36

Agreed. Conservatives won democratically. Liberals lost democratically. Liberals need to move on. pampango Jul 2016 #14

Yeah, man up and shut up!! Helen Borg Jul 2016 #16

Well, there WILL be other elections. 7962 Jul 2016 #19

The GBP is at 31 year low and analysist think it will continue to drop RAFisher Jul 2016 #18

Oh, please. Hissyspit Jul 2016 #31

"And the markets have already gained back most of the "sky is falling" losses as well." Chakab Jul 2016 #34

Anti-Democracy agitators. WinkyDink Jul 2016 #6

Did you think the same of people who protested against Bush's policies? LeftishBrit Jul 2016 #28

Or what about civil rights protests? NYC Liberal Jul 2016 #35

You're not serious? Liberals demonstrating in the streets are "anti-democratic agitators"? pampango Jul 2016 #29

You are being facetious, right? Hissyspit Jul 2016 #32

Protest is undemocratic ? n/t TubbersUK Jul 2016 #44

BBC: Marchers chanting "Fromage not Farage" and waving baguettes were among the crowds pampango Jul 2016 #7

Young people thought they could grow up with the right to live and work in 28 different countries. Nye Bevan Jul 2016 #9

Pity they didn't bother to vote FLPanhandle Jul 2016 #25

I doubt the EU is going to shut the door on all Brits NobodyHere Jul 2016 #37

Perhaps not but how many Europeans the UK shuts the door on may play into the decision. pampango Jul 2016 #40

They might charge them for visas, though, and fine them if they overstay.... MADem Jul 2016 #43

"We must not let rightwing, narrow-minded nationalism nor xenophobia define us. We are better than pampango Jul 2016 #15

They protest, but didn't vote FLPanhandle Jul 2016 #26

What makes you think that? LeftishBrit Jul 2016 #27

I feel sorry for the liberals and the young, in particular, and don't blame them for protesting pampango Jul 2016 #33

Hah! You used the word "think" in a question to a poster who doesn't know anything ... Nihil Jul 2016 #46

Didn't vote ? n/t TubbersUK Jul 2016 #45

Brexit Vote Was Non-Binding... TomCADem Jul 2016 #30

Your suggestion that the UK can cherrypick which rules to follow and which to ignore is just Jemmons Jul 2016 #38