> The same mechanism that turned Brits to EU citizens in the 70s is the same process by which those rights are no longer applicable to British citizens today, w

> The same mechanism that turned Brits to EU citizens in the 70s is the same process by which those rights are no longer applicable to British citizens today, what did people think they were voting for? I’m not sure that’s trivially obvious. The process of joining the EU is complex and extremely well documented and understood. The process of leaving is a couple paragraphs with zero specifics. Ultimately the question boiled down to, having been granted EU citizenship, on what basis was that citizenship revoked? If EU citizenship is just an extension of your national citizenship to an EU member, then reason for loss is clear. But if your EU citizenship is distinct and additional to your national citizenship, then what basis was it revoked, and what gave the revoking entity the right to strip a person of their EU citizenship? Clearly the courts strong believe that EU citizenship is directly tied to your citizenship of an EU member. But until the ruling was made, that answer wasn’t absolutely clear, and why shouldn't UK citizens make a Hail Mary attempt at preserving their EU citizenship? The down side of bringing the case and loosing is a lose of time and money, but winning would fundamentally change many peoples relationship with the EU.