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Re:Leaked Brexit Document Predicts 'Catastrophic Collapse' o... by throwaway122379 on Sunday August 18, 2019 @05:01PM (#20732820)
The 2 year window and article 50 was an addition from UK ironically

Also they did not have to lodge the article 50 letter when they did, they could have spent years preparing and figuring out what it is exactly they want to accomplish.

Finally the EU gave an extension twice now for them to figure out what they want, instead of doing that UK govt doubled down on stupid.

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Re:Leaked Brexit Document Predicts 'Catastrophic Collapse' o... by Wowfunhappy on Sunday August 18, 2019 @05:11PM (#20732908)
If the UK wants more time, they should just revoke article 50 and then activate it again later on. I don't understand this whole "will the EU grant an extension?" business.
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Re:Leaked Brexit Document Predicts 'Catastrophic Collapse' o... by martin8412 on Sunday August 18, 2019 @05:58PM (#20733188)
They can't just revoke article 50 to only reenact it later on. A retraction of article 50 would have to be in good faith. A European court came to that conclusion.
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Re:Leaked Brexit Document Predicts 'Catastrophic Collapse' o... by pjc50 on Sunday August 18, 2019 @05:50PM (#20733151)
The Brexiteers are very aware that their win was narrow and they will never be given another chance. If it's revoked it will stay dead.
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Re:Leaked Brexit Document Predicts 'Catastrophic Collapse' o... by Asooka on Sunday August 18, 2019 @05:11PM (#20732905)
> UK govt doubled down on stupid

Seeing all that happen, I'm convinced we should abolish voting. Instead of voting for prime minister, etc. they should be chosen at random from the general population the same way we do jury duty. Monte Carlo government. It can't be any worse than the current government and since it's random selection you can't have the process corrupted.

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Re:Leaked Brexit Document Predicts 'Catastrophic Collapse' o... by martin8412 on Sunday August 18, 2019 @05:58PM (#20733192)
The UK does not vote on the PM.
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