Re:Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament
by zaarn on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @04:13AM
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Voting until the result satisfies is not a solution either, IMO.
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In Switzerland it is not a problem to repeat a vote, either after about ten years or if there are new circumstances justifying a re-evaluation or if the proposition has been modified to appease the opponents. Some proposals needed several retries to be accepted by the Swiss. It takes time.
I seriously think that UK should stop the process and start again. This is not undemocratic because people now know better (new circumstances justifying a re-evaluation). The process would be like this:
1. The parliament decides to cancel the process
2. A Spanish judge made a proposal how to halt the Brexit
3. An emergency committee tries to find a temporary deal with the EU
4. After a year or so, the popular vote is repeated
But you can vote to vote again. It’s all for the peoples’ will.
I don't think it's the intention of democracy to vote until you think the result is good.
If "you" is the people then why not? It's not as if governance is a static thing normally. Amendments can always be made.
Governance isn't static yes, but that doesn't excuse just voting until you like the result.