Reply to: No more General Elections

[original PM]

You are right! We need a revolution! Power to the people!
And then another to overturn the result of the first one as "the people" never end up in charge.
And then..

Human nature unfortunately.

Indeed seize the means of production and use them for the greater good of the people.

No wait that does not mean kill 30 million people...

too late.

[Yorkie62]

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World domination????? I'm more of a Galactic Emperor kid of guy

[NotAllThere]

“May says UK has already had 'people's vote' and second referendum would 'destroy trust in politicians'”

People already voted, doing it again would destroy the trust - all MPs will be lifetime now, replaced by Party leaders

You are in the wrong forum for this kind of fantasy, you want the one that starts BR....

No, that didn't do it.

You can have as many referendums as you want. After the referendum in 1975, the Labour party policy in 1980 was to simply reverse the first referendum and pull the UK out of the EU, and then not long after that the "Referendum party " was started. Quebec had two referendums for independence. Absolutely nothing undemocratic about it. The fact is "Vote Leave" cheated their way to a very narrow victory so they're trying to shut down the second referendum because they know they'll lose hands down.

Ah, that one did.

[xoggoth]

Best of three then

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[xoggoth]

General elections are pretty pointless as all the main parties select candidates from the same small demographic and background. Lots of posh liberal elite completely out of touch with the vast majority of the population.

So at election time the population have no real choice which anywhere near reflects their views.

The liberal elite win whatever happens.

You are right! We need a revolution! Power to the people!
And then another to overturn the result of the first one as "the people" never end up in charge.
And then..

Human nature unfortunately.

[AtW]

That is impossible in the British parliamentary system. A future parliament could just enact a new referendum, overriding any prior restriction.

However, you are rather missing the point, Alexei. If the British people are allowed a second referendum, how will they ever learn?

Best of three then?

[Old Greg]

What the difference - perhaps referendum can legally be allowed to run only once on a specific topic?

That is impossible in the British parliamentary system. A future parliament could just enact a new referendum, overriding any prior restriction.

However, you are rather missing the point, Alexei. If the British people are allowed a second referendum, how will they ever learn?

[AtW]

Obviously elite always win, they would not have been elite if they were not winning!

[Jog On]

What the difference - perhaps referendum can legally be allowed to run only once on a specific topic?

Between a referendum and a general election? You need it explained again?

You started this thread saying 'no more general elections' then quoted what the PM said about a referendum. Have you been at the novichok again? You're not supposed to get high on your own supply you know...

[CoolCat]

General elections are pretty pointless as all the main parties select candidates from the same small demographic and background. Lots of posh liberal elite completely out of touch with the vast majority of the population.

So at election time the population have no real choice which anywhere near reflects their views.

The liberal elite win whatever happens.

[AtW]

Do you know the difference between a referendum and a general election? ...

What the difference - perhaps referendum can legally be allowed to run only once on a specific topic?

[tazdevil]

The fact is "Vote Leave" cheated their way to a very narrow victory so they're trying to shut down the second referendum because they know they'll lose hands down.

Nope the stay campaign tried to cheat with its government backed propaganda and fear mongering, fortunately we weren't daft enough to fall for it With a 2nd referendum we'd still vote out because we want out of the EU political, legal, financial and every thing else union, if it was just a trade block then it might be OK but it isn't A 2nd referendum would be a constitutional disaster because both sides are too entrenched in their opinion to accept the vote going against them and anyway we've already had the vote and we voted leave The EU is destined to wither and die in ignominy anyway, the fractures are already apparent

[BlasterBates]

You can have as many referendums as you want. After the referendum in 1975, the Labour party policy in 1980 was to simply reverse the first referendum and pull the UK out of the EU, and then not long after that the "Referendum party " was started. Quebec had two referendums for independence. Absolutely nothing undemocratic about it. The fact is "Vote Leave" cheated their way to a very narrow victory so they're trying to shut down the second referendum because they know they'll lose hands down.

[Jog On]

“May says UK has already had 'people's vote' and second referendum would 'destroy trust in politicians'”

People already voted, doing it again would destroy the trust - all MPs will be lifetime now, replaced by Party leaders

Do you know the difference between a referendum and a general election?

AFAIK general elections come round regularly when people can vote - and no you don't get to have another one straight after if it didn't go your way.

You're a proper thicko...

[vetran]

“May says UK has already had 'people's vote' and second referendum would 'destroy trust in politicians'”

People already voted, doing it again would destroy the trust - all MPs will be lifetime now, replaced by Party leaders

well at least you will feel at home, Maybe Mrs May can ride with a bare torso while hunting Russian Bear.

You are in the wrong forum for this kind of fantasy, you want the one that starts BR....