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"Bruce" > wrote in message
T...
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> "Bruce" > wrote in message
>> T...
>> > 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 _UK_, would they?
>>
>> It's early days. I am ruling nothing out.
>
>
> True, it only happened a couple of days ago And, apparently, caught
> everybody by surprise.

It certainly did!! The whole thing is a big mess. Labour is pulling itself
to pieces and I read now that some tories are plotting to keep Boris out!

"Mr Johnson's allies raised concerns that his rivals are plotting to change
the rules for the Conservative leadership election to guarantee that one of
the two final contenders must be a woman."

I am not a fan of Boris but that is disgraceful!

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