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posted by martyb on Friday November 04 2016, @05:55AM   Printer-friendly
from the the-government-is-"appealing"? dept.

Parliament must vote on whether the UK can start the process of leaving the EU, the High Court has ruled.

This means the government cannot trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty - beginning formal exit negotiations with the EU - on its own.

Theresa May says the referendum - and existing ministerial powers - mean MPs do not need to vote, but campaigners called this unconstitutional.

The government is appealing, with a further hearing expected next month.

A statement is to be made to MPs on Monday but the prime minister's official spokesman said the government had "no intention of letting" the judgement "derail Article 50 or the timetable we have set out. We are determined to continue with our plan".

Plebiscites only count when plebes vote the way they're told.


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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 04 2016, @06:58AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 04 2016, @06:58AM (#422396)

    I think it's time to begin phasing away republics and politicians in general and aim for more direct democratic representation.

    Yes, yes, OH GOD YES. MOD UP FOR FUCKING BRILLIANCE!!!!!!!!!! Let's replace all forms of government with ONLINE MODERATION!

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  • (Score: 1, Redundant) by aristarchus on Friday November 04 2016, @07:11AM

    by aristarchus (2645) on Friday November 04 2016, @07:11AM (#422397) Journal

    Yes, yes, OH GOD YES. MOD UP FOR FUCKING BRILLIANCE!!!!!!!!!! Let's replace all forms of government with ONLINE MODERATION!

    I am sorry, but I have no choice but to mod you down. You lack brilliance, and have no understanding of politics. Or Brits. But then, who does? Mad dogs and Englishmen, out in the noonday sun. Online moderation is the way of the future! It is a serious of tubes, it is not a truck.

  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 04 2016, @07:13AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 04 2016, @07:13AM (#422398)

    Do you not see that's what we have right? Online moderation is analogous to representative systems in which one or a handful of people ostensibly from the general population are selected to work on behalf of them. It works as well for large countries as it does for large message boards. Which is to say - it doesn't.