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>the problem with the supermajority argument is that there was no such vote to join the EU in the first place https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_Eur
by belltaco 10y ago
>the problem with the supermajority argument is that there
was no such vote to join the EU in the first place
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_European_Communities_membership_referendum,_1975 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_European_Commun...
>The electorate expressed significant support for EC membership, with 67% in favour on a national turnout of 64%.
Am I missing something?
- sbmassey 10y agoEC membership, not EU - from the perspective of the British, they voted for membership of a trading block, which then morphed into a new megastate wannabe without any vote taking place to legitimise it.
- beaconstudios 10y agothere's a significant difference between the EU and the EC. For one, the EC vote was held under the promise that it would not become a political union. It was also sold as a trading zone, rather than a super-bloc. There wasn't a vote to join the EU as it currently exists, and the EU and the EC might as well be chalk and cheese.