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Bruce[_28_]

In article >,
says...
>
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 6/26/2016 7:06 PM, Bruce wrote:
> >
> >>>
> >>> That would require another referendum on independence. They had one
> >>> less than two years ago and they voted to stay in the UK. That was
> >>> democracy in action. The practical application on democracy is that an
> >>> issue is discussed and all the lobbying is done and then the vote is
> >>> held and the results are theoretically binding. Then they go on to
> >>> other business. You cannot keep having referendums on independence
> >>> every time something else happens.
> >>
> >> Brexit is a big deal, though. If it causes such a shift in public
> >> opinion that a second referendum might have a different outcome from the
> >> first one, why not?
> >>
> >
> > Why not two out of three? Then, if you don't like the results try three
> > out of five. They had a vote, the people spoke. Move on.
>
> The EU has made other countries do that until they got the result it wanted.
> I am sure they would try it here if they could.

The EU wants to make the UK get out quickly, so political and financial
calm and stability can be restored. They wouldn't act like that if they
were trying to keep the EU, would they?