But would anyone have supported a JR if the answer had been the other way?
This is exactly why I find discussing the entire subject now pointless.
It's pointless but I'm still doing it.
This whole Brexit debate reminds me of a clip I saw earlier of a Donald Trump supporter being interviewed by CNN:
Trump Fan: Obama, well, he never showed his birth certificate. He should show his birth certificate.
CNN: He did.
Trump Fan: Nooo.... [SMILES AND SHAKES HEAD]
Hear a fact.
Decide you don't like fact.
Deny fact.
It's happening more and more. No matter how many times Brexiters are told nobody (well, some are, but they can't be taken seriously) is seeking to overturn the EU vote, they just carry on claiming the demands for a vote on the terms of the exit are demands to overturn the vote. You can't reason with such wilful and deliberate delusion, and yet I try... and try...
Leave won. Well done. We are leaving Europe. Everyone accepts it.
What we will not accept are the specific terms of that exit being determined without proper Parliamentary scrutiny. That's only right, and only fair, because the stakes are simply too high. And anyone saying, "who cares, let's leave now" - just please go away and educate yourself about the real world, because you're making things ten times worse.
I find myself agreeing with you
to a certain extent.
People voted to leave, fact. In a democracy the will of the people must be followed,fact.
The people put into power by the masses, have a duty to do what is best for the country and it's people.
That is to get the very best possible deal for the UK. I know that certain dealings have to be done in private, but MP's have a right and duty to discuss such an important issue in parliament.