Danger-Mouse Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 I just saw this in the comments of a Youtube video and couldn't resist sharing it. "Not voting in a General Election is entirely different to not voting in a Referendum. In brief, the former is akin to saying "I'm not taking part in the choosing of my representative in the governing of this country", while the latter is akin to saying "I am choosing to not take away my support for my representative to make the choice for me in this matter". If you don't vote in a Referendum you still have a say just like those that did vote; it is simply whatever your representative is campaigning for. Since the vast majority of MPs campaigned for remaining a part of the EU, and a large proportion of the voting population chose to give their vote to their MP, and the referendum result for those who voted was very close, it seems disingenuous to say the people want Brexit." What a load of claptrap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 We're leaving. Tough titty. Best to just ignore them until they go away, you'll feel better about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdog Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) I think people elect their local MP based on several issues, not just their EU stance, that's why referendums are necessary to define support for a specific issue Saying the majority of MP's elected are Remainers, and as such brexit is undemocratitic is like saying all MP's should be white and male as the majority of MP's elected are white and male so that is clearly what the public want! In reality it's because In many constituencies there is limited other options! Edited April 12, 2017 by zipdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manthing Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Not voting in a referendum is stupid, it's one of those very limited times where you have a chance to put your opinion on a single matter directly at the guvmints table. Voting in a general election is always a compromise unless you're very lucky in having a candidate that feels exactly as you do on every subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 We could solve this maybe, by having a box marked "none of these" and it being mandatory to vote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 The ramblings of the snowflake luvvies never fails to amaze me, it just get more bizarre every day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopylui Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 We're leaving. Tough titty. Best to just ignore them until they go away, you'll feel better about it. 👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 We're leaving. Tough titty. Best to just ignore them until they go away, you'll feel better about it.+1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFC Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 It was a simple question, remain or leave. The majority of people who did vote voted to leave. Not difficult to understand, and that was the majority of the United Kingdom not this bit or that. A referendum directly asks the population what they want regardless of what MP's may decide. That is the whole point of a referendum. There is nothing disingenius about it at all. The majority of people who voted voted to leave. +1 for get over it. P.S at least we've been given a vote. We were never given a vote about whether we wanted to join in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 people here are still trying to convince me that the MPs will block the leave revote. these people are not even on the same planet, let alone same continent. this is even after the article 50 has been triggered...... how delusional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Those that didn't vote "Gave their vote to their MP"? Rubbish! It was nothing to do with MP's! It was a public referendum to decide an issue!......The public decided! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Voting for your MP doesn't really exercise your view unless you live in a marginal constituency. Here in NW London its always going to be conservatives that win, down in South Wales Labour could pin a rosette on a donkey and it would get elected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Our democratically elected MP is a rabid anti, me voting for him would be like a turkey voting for Christmas! .......he supported remain, I voted for brexit, his vote in the referendum counted as one vote.............as did mine! democracy has spoken! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdog Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 On the basis as well that those who couldnt be bothered to vote in the Referendum probably couldn't be bothered to vote in General election so they never voted for their local MP in the first place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 On the basis as well that those who couldnt be bothered to vote in the Referendum probably couldn't be bothered to vote in General election so they never voted for their local MP in the first place!😂😂very good, I liked that 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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