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Britain will need new law to trigger Brexit if loses court battle: lawyer

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The majority of the people who voted in the referendum voted to leave the EU. So that's what must happen. But I guess the pro-EU globalists don't give a flying burrito about fair elections so they are trying to undermine the result. I expect the same will happen for other countries that try to leave over the coming years as the glorious EU dream is shown up for what it is: a globalist power-grab.

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The majority of the people who voted in the referendum voted to leave the EU. So that's what must happen. But I guess the pro-EU globalists don't give a flying burrito about fair elections so they are trying to undermine the result.

The British people have spoken, ...and now we must ensure that they are never able to speak again (evil laughter)? Imagine if every issue worked like this and once a law had been passed, nobody could ever change their minds or speak against it without becoming 'an enemy of the people'.

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The majority of the people who voted in the referendum voted to leave the EU. So that's what must happen. But I guess the pro-EU globalists don't give a flying burrito about fair elections so they are trying to undermine the result. I expect the same will happen for other countries that try to leave over the coming years as the glorious EU dream is shown up for what it is: a globalist power-grab.

It wasnt a landslide. 48% of the country voted to remain with the EU. And the truth of the matter is that the likes of Johnson and Farage lied to voters (we'll invest 350 million in the health service etc) and played the immigration card. And much more importantly, the 52% who were hoodwinked into voting leave were completely unaware of the damage to the economy which is now unravelling.

The crucial error was for Cameron, Osborne, Johnson, Farage etc not to have done their due diligence. BEFORE RUNNING A REFERENDUM ON MEMBERSHIP OF THE EU MAYBE CHECK THE LEGALITIES OF A PUBLIC VOTE!

If they ran the vote again now with all the truths out regarding the economic damage I would guarantee that remian would win.

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The majority of the people who voted in the referendum voted to leave the EU.

True. Bombarded with blatant mistruths promising far more than Brexit could deliver.

the pro-EU globalists don't give a flying burrito

But foreign (Sun, Times) and non-dom (Mail, Telegraph) pro-Brexit media barons do?

When someone yanks your chain, make sure you know who's yanking theirs.

about fair elections (sic)

It was a referendum, itself promising far more than it could legally deliver, hence yesterday:

(Supreme Court's) Lord Sumption to (BritGov lawyer) James Eadie:

"I think you’ve just given two diametrically opposed answers to the same question in the last five minutes"

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As Sense says, it was a monumental misjudgement for a government to go to a referendum without stating clearly the legalities of that referendum. Don't blame the judges for doing their jobs (ie. British law states that only Parliament can vote to leave membership of the EU). For Cameron to have missed that point is one of the greatest errors in the history of British prime ministers.

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The air-headed liberals won't let the UK leave the EU - they are too fond of the cheap labor that it brings. Who will serve as their nannies and gardeners if they can't exploit Europeans?

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dogz, what is so wrong with immigrants having a better life working as nannies or gardeners? And do you realise that no working class Brits would ever be interested in working as nannies, roadsweepers, kitchen porters, hotel maids etc. Those low-paid services will collapse if they were reliant on the British workforce.

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It'll be interesting to see if May forces MPs to show their cards when it comes to their support/lack of for Brexit later today. I can imagine a general election being called soon after if they do try to go against triggering Article 50. If the conservatives win another majority with a Brexit manifesto, it might finally put an end to the debate.

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The debate on the very fundamental principals of EU, have to be debated thoroughly with out fear or favor. Also the affects of currency union in respect to full-blown political and fiscal union. Painful for some, the legislative public process must be played out

The founding principles of the Union....

http://europa.eu/scadplus/constitution/objectives_en.htm

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"The crucial error was for Cameron, Osborne, Johnson, Farage etc not to have done their due diligence. BEFORE RUNNING A REFERENDUM ON MEMBERSHIP OF THE EU MAYBE CHECK THE LEGALITIES OF A PUBLIC VOTE!"

The two lazy spoiled louts, a bloated political cannibal and a Trump warm-up act you mentioned aren't the types to observe due diligence.

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The founding principles of the Union....

With the European Court of Human Rights out of the way, the gutter's the limit.

The controversial human rights record of Gulf states should not be a bar to increased post-Brexit trade with them, Theresa May has said ahead of a high-profile visit to the Middle East.

http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2016/12/04/theresa-may-gulf-states-human-rights-record-shouldnt-stop-stronger-trade/#O5bpku49TCAYpqP0.99

Enjoy this Patrick Stewart skit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptfmAY6M6aA

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It took an Act of Parliament to join the EEC, as it was then, so it needs another Act to repeal it. It has to go through Parliament.

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@cracaphat. You have no idea what this Supreme Court hearing is about. It's about the rule of law and no one, even the PM, can ignore that. It would be undemocratic.

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cracaphat, as has been raised already, handing our laws over to a people-vote sounds 'right on'. But in a country where the majority read The Sun newspaper and where the majority thought an EU leave vote would stop Muslims entering the country this is a very dangerous concept. I would rather have an educated elite voted in by the electorate decide our laws.

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