>From Tom Wilkinson on Facebook. I assume he's English:
There are a few camps here.
The first is those that voted "Leave" as a protest against the current
government. They thought there was no way that Leave would win (evident
they didn't read the same opinion polls I did), and immediately regret
What I don't quite understand is, if referenda are "consultative" and
non-binding, why all the hoopla? Why can't they simply factor the results into
a more rational process? This is especially curious if Cameron plans to/will
resign anyway. And also curious given the Bregret. Did the pre-re
It’s not a legally binding vote but Cameron has both resigned (as of October)
and said he will honor the vote.
Ed
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On 06/27/2016 12:54 PM, Edward Angel wrote:
It’s not a legally binding vote but Cameron has both resigned (as of October)
and said he will honor the vote.
So, he has to file for article 50 because he said he'd file. A politician
being bound by his word? That seems even less binding than the
Maybe he wants out and sees this as an opportunity?
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Despair wasn't what I was getting from the body language of David and Samantha
Cameron. Perhaps kind like Boehner..?
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/26/opinion/sunday/hell-is-other-britons.html
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On 06/27/2016 01:59 PM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
Despair wasn't what I was getting from the body language of David and Samantha
Cameron. Perhaps kind like Boehner..?
I have to admit that I'm interested in the rhetoric that says: We should elect Trump as
President because we need to get it out o
Not sure where I read it (perhaps someone here on the list posted it), but
I read that Cameron says that he will wait for the next PM to make the
decision if and when to pull the Article 50 trigger. Incidentally, I'm
surprised that popular referenda are not legally binding.
On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at
My dog is never going to learn anything from Trump presidency.
If there is shooting in the streets he'll be anxious. He will want to flee,
but on a leash he'll opt to fight.Then he'll look at me with that "What the
hell was that?" look.
How do I tell him it is just a stupid exercise for the
Ah, thanks. After your e-mail, I found this:
http://www.politico.eu/article/david-cameron-we-wont-trigger-article-50-now/
“We need to determine what kind of relationship we want with the EU, and that
is rightly something for the next prime minister and their cabinet to decide,”
said Camero
With our own election hoopla, I find myself considering the implications
of democracy as we practice it (and perhaps even as we imagine or
idealize it).
While I am observing said hoopla with my usual "morbid fascination", I
am truly disturbed by the possibility that we ARE degenerating to a
Well, maybe the learning isn't devo; maybe it's more evo? ... similar to the disruption of the "keep a steady job
then retire" motif my parents understood, that is total bvllsh!t now. Or perhaps the "work hard, buy a
house" motif? Or "go to school so you can get a job"? Or even "read, read,
If they'd get someone like Samantha Bee or John Oliver to moderate it, _then_
it might be a good thing.
On 06/27/2016 03:09 PM, Steven A Smith wrote:
That said, I'm still holding out for a 4-way debate with Bernie as Independent and Gary Johnson as
Libertarian. I think the Donald would get s
Good point...
I used to be holding out for a Stephen Colbert/Tina Fey ticket for the
Republicans... THEY would have swept the field on both sides for
entirely different reasons!
On 6/27/16 4:19 PM, glen ☣ wrote:
If they'd get someone like Samantha Bee or John Oliver to moderate it,
_the
"But those dogs who aren't fixed might have puppies who will begin learning the
lesson."
1) bite hard, say, around the neck or underbelly, and without hesitation
2) make lots of puppies
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Gary,
Not sure if your surprise is ironic or not, but parliament is “sovereign”.
And, none of the major players seems eager to be the one that pulls the article
50 trigger. Everybody seems to think that they were going to use the vote to
get a better deal from the EU. Hence, the EU minis
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