European Union vote 2016
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Yep. It is a portmanteau.Degeneratefk said:Is the term "Brexit" just a combination of Britain and exit? I hear the news saying "the brexit."
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Wow, nice use of portmanteau, lol.HesCalledDyer said:
Yep. It is a portmanteau.Degeneratefk said:Is the term "Brexit" just a combination of Britain and exit? I hear the news saying "the brexit."
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I thought that word was a type of wine.PJ_Soul said:
Wow, nice use of portmanteau, lol.HesCalledDyer said:
Yep. It is a portmanteau.Degeneratefk said:Is the term "Brexit" just a combination of Britain and exit? I hear the news saying "the brexit."
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I will say this...
When all of the political, financial, and media elites are opposed to something and say this is a bad thing while spewing fear and gloom.... it tells me the people of Britain made the right choicePost edited by my2hands on0 -
Not only do people have the right to vote, but that also means they have the right NOT to vote. An uneducated vote is far worse than someone choosing not to vote.PJ_Soul said::r
Apparently the turnout was 70%. The other 30% should be ashamed of themselves.igotid88 said:It seems like mostly everybody is upset about this. And I'm like. Did you vote?
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Why do you guys care where this thread is? Put it in lost dogs for all I care.will myself to find a home, a home within myself
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I would agree for normal elections, but for a vote of this magnitude, I agree with PJ.Degeneratefk said:
Not only do people have the right to vote, but that also means they have the right NOT to vote. An uneducated vote is far worse than someone choosing not to vote.PJ_Soul said::r
Apparently the turnout was 70%. The other 30% should be ashamed of themselves.igotid88 said:It seems like mostly everybody is upset about this. And I'm like. Did you vote?
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He's would blame Israel.gimmesometruth27 said:i wish Byrnzie could chime in on this.
I'm kidding. Byrnzie always had an interesting take on these things.will myself to find a home, a home within myself
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I didn't say I thought they should vote without being informed. That is a stupid thing to do and would also be shameful. Shame on them for not voting if they are informed, and shame on them for not voting and being uninformed as well.Degeneratefk said:
Not only do people have the right to vote, but that also means they have the right NOT to vote. An uneducated vote is far worse than someone choosing not to vote.PJ_Soul said::r
Apparently the turnout was 70%. The other 30% should be ashamed of themselves.igotid88 said:It seems like mostly everybody is upset about this. And I'm like. Did you vote?
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But he still probably would manage to blame Israel.Degeneratefk said:
He's would blame Israel.gimmesometruth27 said:i wish Byrnzie could chime in on this.
I'm kidding. Byrnzie always had an interesting take on these things.With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
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Agreed, laziness is a different issuePJ_Soul said:
I didn't say I thought they should vote without being informed. That is a stupid thing to do and would also be shameful. Shame on them for not voting if they are informed, and shame on them for not voting and being uninformed as well.Degeneratefk said:
Not only do people have the right to vote, but that also means they have the right NOT to vote. An uneducated vote is far worse than someone choosing not to vote.PJ_Soul said::r
Apparently the turnout was 70%. The other 30% should be ashamed of themselves.igotid88 said:It seems like mostly everybody is upset about this. And I'm like. Did you vote?
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It's the same guy who is in the neo-nazi photo below. Dude on the right.my2hands said:Who is the guy in the blue Nike shirt? Why is that a big deal?
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Congrats to the UK for having the balls to get out of the EU..NOW stand alone on your own and prosper
I just hope they fully know what they did, which im starting to read now they didntPost edited by pjalive21 on0 -
Oh man.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/06/24/the-british-are-frantically-googling-what-the-eu-is-hours-after-voting-to-leave-it/
"That confusion over what Brexit might mean for the country's economy appears to have been reflected across the United Kingdom on Thursday. Google reported sharp upticks in searches not only related to the ballot measure but also about basic questions concerning the implications of the vote. At about 1 a.m. Eastern time, about eight hours after the polls closed, Google reported that searches for "what happens if we leave the EU" had more than tripled."With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
Those damn flying banners.2-feign-reluctance said:C'mon mods, move it. Thread is fuckin' up the view as Ed once said.
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Reminds me of the lyrics to my favorite song...HughFreakingDillon said:I read that this vote isn't legally binding.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32810887
Could MPs block an EU exit?
Could the necessary legislation pass the Commons, given that a lot of MPs - all SNP and Lib Dems, nearly all Labour and many Conservatives - were in favour of staying?
The referendum result is not legally binding - Parliament still has to pass the laws that will get Britain out of the 28 nation bloc, starting with the repeal of the 1972 European Communities Act.
The withdrawal agreement also has to be ratified by Parliament - the House of Lords and/or the Commons could vote against ratification, according to a House of Commons library report.
In practice, Conservative MPs who voted to remain in the EU would be whipped to vote with the government. Any who defied the whip would have to face the wrath of voters at the next general election.
One scenario that could see the referendum result overturned, is if MPs forced a general election and a party campaigned on a promise to keep Britain in the EU, got elected and then claimed that the election mandate topped the referendum one.
Two-thirds of MPs would have to vote for a general election to be held before the next scheduled one in 2020.
"The people have the power (if they vote the way the leaders want them to vote).....the people have the power (again, if they vote the way the aristocracy wants)"
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