Brexit....again.

Slightly off-topic but perhaps someone will humour me: if the Leave camp are so convinced that the majority of the UK's electorate are pro-Brexit why the terrible fear of a second referendum?

I'd be happy with them getting out. And I imagine it's quite likely we'll see an early GE in the wake of today's ruling.

I understand what you're saying, I think that a second referendum opens up a huge can of worms, but if the majority of the electorate favour leaving the EU then it wouldn't produce a remain vote - unless of course you're suggesting that the referendum process is flawed. 

I warned you all before the referendum that this kind of thing would happen.

You naive fools!!!



Actually I don't agree with tactics like this at all.

I didn't like the referendum result, but a democratic vote decided on Brexit, and that is that, for good or bad, better or worse, richer or poorer etc etc.

I hear Accrington are demanding that the last league games of last season be replayed, because after all, it was pretty close all round, and if the games are replayed, the next time they may win !

I'm a pretty easy going sort really. I've never been on a protest march in my life.................however, now I'm quite prepared to be in the frontline outside Parliament with my piano wire if these barstewards don't deliver.

Spoken in 1653, and pretty much would still apply today........


"Oliver Cromwell - Dissolution of the Long Parliament 1653

Dissolution of the Long Parliament by Oliver Cromwell given to the House of Commons, 20 April 1653.





Speech



It is high time for me to put an end to your sitting in this place, which you have dishonored by your contempt of all virtue, and defiled by your practice of every vice; ye are a factious crew, and enemies to all good government; ye are a pack of mercenary wretches, and would like Esau sell your country for a mess of pottage, and like Judas betray your God for a few pieces of money.



Is there a single virtue now remaining amongst you? Is there one vice you do not possess? Ye have no more religion than my horse; gold is your God; which of you have not barter'd your conscience for bribes? Is there a man amongst you that has the least care for the good of the Commonwealth?



Ye sordid prostitutes have you not defil'd this sacred place, and turn'd the Lord's temple into a den of thieves, by your immoral principles and wicked practices? Ye are grown intolerably odious to the whole nation; you were deputed here by the people to get grievances redress'd, are yourselves gone! So! Take away that shining bauble there, and lock up the doors.



In the name of God, go!



Oliver Cromwell - April 20, 1653"

Not sure why everyone is getting so hysterical and throwing their toys out the pram. The whole point of voting for Brexit (except for the idiots who thought they were getting rid of foreigners or having more money for the NHS) was to make Parliament the supreme body in the UK. That is what people were voting for, that Parliament gets to make the decisions. Now Parliament gets to make the decision. That's the point. The judges were very clear that they weren't ruling on any element of Brexit, just the principle that Parliament must ratify it. That's all. But of course, too many people would rather have a mad rant at the oppressive powers of the Remainers, or something, than actually follow the rule of law. All pretty unedifying.

Except you're just a bloke on the internet disagreeing with high court judges over a point of law. 

Get some perspective.

So, you're having a pop at me to say I'm having a pop at you.

It's like words are just things for you to type.

You can question judges if you want, but it's like you don't seem to realise they've been studying law all their lives and actually know what they're doing, whereas you're just whining about a decision you don't like. That's what I meant by getting some perspective. Feel free to whine all you like, but it doesn't make your knowledge of the law any better, does it?

 Or are you just gonna whine about me having a pop at you again, for pointing out you're not a high court judge?

You don't have to accept it, but people are allowed to disagree with you, which is what I'm doing. People are allowed to point out you don't actually know what you're talking about, when you don't.

You have freedom to say (more or less) what you like, which you're welcome to, but you also have freedom to actually find out about stuff, which you don't seem so keen to utilise.