- Re: Pure Bunkum Archived Message
Posted by Willem
on December 2, 2019, 5:03 pm, in reply to "Re: Pure Bunkum "
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Either you believe in the power of a vote (referendum or general election), or you don't. OK, but what exactly does that mean in practise? How long does a vote stay valid? For general elections, it is five years unless they are called earlier. This is for a variety of reasons -- there are many new voters, others have died, and people have a chance to change their minds for whatever reason/give a verdict on the reigning government. In the case of a hung parliament if the parties cannot agree on a coalition, another election will be called. Does that mean the people's original vote is not respected? Re Brexit, the Tories have had almost four years to get it done. There is no clear rule regarding a referendum. So what's so strange about doing what we do in general elections when there's a stalemate? |