19-05-2021, 20:35
Just out of interest chaps and playing devils advocate here ..... or maybe stirring it a bit if you like (just getting my excuses in early) ....
If you have another referendum in the lifetime of the current Scottish Parliament, or even the next one or two, are you going for the 51%-49% split in favour of leaving, which means half of Scotland are pissed off (like the 48-49% of us that voted to remain in the Brexit vote), and at the end of the day that makes it 1-1 on referendums with possible extra-time and penalty kicks to follow, or are you in favour of a "real" majority of say 2/3rds of votes are needed to force the split? You still piss off 1/3rd of the voters but there's absolutely no argument that the remainers can then come back with. The VAST majority have voted for it rather than one or two votes that might eventually be proved to be a bit, er, dodgy. Not that that stopped the Brexit "majority" being, ahem, accepted!!!
Just asking because I mentioned this on the Brexit thread after the Brexit vote and it seemed to go down rather well had we insisted on that approx 2/3rds v 1/3rd split for Brexit and to be honest, it should be used for any bloody referendum that isn't a piss poor excuse for an election. Strange that Bodgit and his merry men/women haven't got round to thinking about it, nor her with the one and only major policy in mind up your way to be honest.
If it's been asked before and answered, sorry - just point me in the direction of where. Like most, I don't have time to read every post on every thread.
If you have another referendum in the lifetime of the current Scottish Parliament, or even the next one or two, are you going for the 51%-49% split in favour of leaving, which means half of Scotland are pissed off (like the 48-49% of us that voted to remain in the Brexit vote), and at the end of the day that makes it 1-1 on referendums with possible extra-time and penalty kicks to follow, or are you in favour of a "real" majority of say 2/3rds of votes are needed to force the split? You still piss off 1/3rd of the voters but there's absolutely no argument that the remainers can then come back with. The VAST majority have voted for it rather than one or two votes that might eventually be proved to be a bit, er, dodgy. Not that that stopped the Brexit "majority" being, ahem, accepted!!!
Just asking because I mentioned this on the Brexit thread after the Brexit vote and it seemed to go down rather well had we insisted on that approx 2/3rds v 1/3rd split for Brexit and to be honest, it should be used for any bloody referendum that isn't a piss poor excuse for an election. Strange that Bodgit and his merry men/women haven't got round to thinking about it, nor her with the one and only major policy in mind up your way to be honest.
If it's been asked before and answered, sorry - just point me in the direction of where. Like most, I don't have time to read every post on every thread.
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