Dave Plowman (News) wrote
whisky-dave wrote

In exactly the same way as the UK wasn't the EU. It
requires the agreement of many to change things.
Something those who talk about 'sovereignty' in
the UK couldn't allow. They wanted their own way
and only their own way.

Nothing wrong with that.

You think?

Yes wanting and getting are two differnt things. It's called
barganing in most cultures but the EU wants to take that away.

The EU is democratic within its own rules.

Even sillier than you usually manage with who decides policy.

In the same way as the UK is within its.

The difference is that if who decides policy ****s up badly
enough when doing that, the voters can give them the
bums rush at the ballot box next time they get to vote.

Not possible with the EU.

There was no majority of those entitled to
vote in the referendum - yet we are leaving.

Because the majority who bothered to vote decided that.

So it is impossible to be certain it is the will of the majority.

But it is clear that most of those who didn’t bother to vote
didn’t care enough about that question to bother to vote.

Thatcher changed democracy within trades unions.
That required every person entitled to vote to be
sent a voting form and a pre-paid return envelope.

Odd that something like a strike ballot is *far* more important
than a referendum on something that will change history.

Even sillier than you usually manage. In spades with general elections.