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It does run the risk of seeming undemocratic. Let's say that Brexit now looses because 52% of the people vote against it. Do you let it rest there? Are you j
by georgeecollins 8y ago
It does run the risk of seeming undemocratic. Let's say that Brexit now looses because 52% of the people vote against it. Do you let it rest there? Are you just taking votes until you get the right answer?
As an aside, while Brexit seems to be getting less popular, there is still a big constituency for it. https://www.businessinsider.com/brexit-polls-show-britain-wants-to-remain-in-eu-2018-9 https://www.businessinsider.com/brexit-polls-show-britain-wa...
- notahacker 8y agoI don't see why Brexiters should be silenced forever if they lose the next vote, no. We repeat other votes on a regular basis, and sometimes when the facts change, politicians and the people change their minds. Something as complicated as Brexit seems like a particularly bad idea to make an exception for. If a subsequent Remain vote resulted in a similar situation where any real world option to remain in the EU would be regarded as a betrayal worse than leaving by a large fraction of the people that voted for it, I'd think another vote was actually necessary...