Remainiacs: Is It Morally Acceptable To Cheat The People Out Of The Referendum Result?

[ToraToraTora]

Sorry I did not want to post on this today but my hand has been forced. Gromit and co has ignored this question several times today. Even if by some sort of skulduggery the winners of the referendum can be cheated out of the result are you happy with that? Will the EU not see what a bunch of dishonorable popinjays we are and not want anything to do with us anyway?

[dannyk13]

Don't think that will happen.Theresa May looks a likely winner and she has pledged to take us out of the EU.

[baza]

We had the chance to vote, 2 possible results , 2 boxes to choose, the remainers lost, tough , get over it, no need to throw their toys out of the pram.

[ToraToraTora]

you'd think so baz but it's like and explosion in hamleys!

[sp1814]

TTT

Ha ha...congratulations.

You're wringing every last drop out of this particular flannel!!

[jim360]

I think you're conflating various things all at once and, along the way, missing a few key points.

Firstly, most of the people in charge have indicated that the referendum result will be honoured and it's therefore almost certainly a question of when, not if, the UK leaves the EU. So that means that, for the moment at least, getting fussed about what many on the losing side a saying is a waste of effort. There is no second referendum coming.

But then again, to be pedantic, the question put to the British people was "Should the UK remain a member of the EU or leave the EU?". It follows that the result is advisory and it's now down to parliament to decide how best to go about implementing the decision. But if circumstances are such that it's clearly unwise to follow through with the decision, should Parliament be obliged to press on regardless?

This isn't a call for Parliament to ignore the result entirely, but merely to be sensible in implementing it.

On a second, scary point, Parliamentary democracy and direct democracy could well be about to collide hideously. Consider the following scenario: The Liberal Democrat party has taken the chance to pitch itself as the saviour of the UK's EU membership, directly appealing to the 16 million or so who voted to remain. In the (admittedly unlikely, but still possible) event where the Lib Dems won the support of these 16 million voters they would surely be the largest party and heading for a majority in Parliament. So, the question is, which democratic result wins? The referendum result, or the General Election won by a party standing on a "remain" platform?

This whole thing is a mess already, and could just get worse and worse. The sensible thing to do is surely to stick to the result of the referendum as far as is possible, but we shouldn't be too dogmatic about it either.

[Gromit]

The EU are frightened to death by contagion and the breakup of the EU. So they will bend over backwards to find a New Deal that the British public can accept.

Usually, a decision of this magnitude would require a two thirds majority in the Commons. That would never happen because the MPs are frightened of openly defying the public, even if the victory was narrow.

The public have to vote for a party whose manifesto is to accept a New Deal from the EU.

If someone tells you they want to commit suicide, then it is morally right to persaud them not to.

[ToraToraTora]

"Firstly, most of the people in charge have indicated that the referendum result will be honoured and it's therefore almost certainly a question of when, not if," - well Amen to that, lets hope so.

why do people keep talking about general elections, 2020 is the next one.

[ToraToraTora]

"...So they will bend over backwards to find a New Deal that the British public can accept. " - no need we already have one.

[Zacs-Master]

TTT 'no need we already have one [a New Deal]'

There isn't even a hint of a 'deal' yet. An awful lot of law re-writing and negotiations to happen yet.

[Khandro]

The EU is going to be OK, the Turks arrived today to replace Britain;
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/684931/Turkey-Brussels-EU-membership-bid-join-European-Union

[naomi24]

//This whole thing is a mess already//

It's only a mess because 'Remainers' refuse to accept the result of the referendum. The majority voted 'Leave' and if democracy means anything, that's what should be happening.

[Gromit]

Three quarters of the House of Commons are against Brexit. So it won't happen.

The New Deal is being created NOW. It will be revealed in October. And approved before Christmas.

There will be an early election because the policians will not trust the New Deal being rejected in another referendum. The public have to re-elect the Tories whose manifesto will be to accept a New Deal from the EU. The General Election will legitimise ignoring the Referendum.

[dunnitall]

Exactly Naomi it's sour grapes and bad losers. Imagine if the boot had been on t'other foot and they had 'won' .... The Brexiters would have been slaughtered with abuse and name calling.

[Zacs-Master]

I suspect it is what's happening but anyone who says they predicted all this fallout / collateral damage is a fewl.

[ToraToraTora]

you're on the steam gromit!

[ToraToraTora]

I certainly didn't zacs, I stupidly thought that the result of the referendum would be implemented, silly me.

[Zacs-Master]

Yep more fewl yu TTT ;-)

[ToraToraTora]

well as dubya famously said, "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice......"