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Originally Posted by Cherie
you know that if there was a vote tomorrow and remain narrowly won we would be looking at another vote in less than 5 years, once is a generation is just that, it doesn't matter what goes on as no one can predict the future, a vote is a vote as with Brexit even though it is hurting the UK it is what it is, its not like the Scots didnt know it was once in a life time and that they lowered the voting age so every advantage was given for them to leave and they didn't take it
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There's no reasonable argument that "once in a generation" (vague, and was only descriptive and never legally binding) is a better trigger for a political vote than substantive political change. It's little more than a large-scale filibuster.
But let's say it holds water.
There have been 6 generations in the last 100 years. That places "a generation" at (roughly) 16 years. The referendum was in 2014 ... by the "once in a generation" rule, can we have one in 2030 pretty please? Or will there be a new excuse
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