Yeah. Unfortunately for them
A House of Commons spokeswoman said the petition was created on 24 May. There were 22 signatures on it at the time the referendum result was announced.The fact that more than one and a half million people have signed a petition calling for a second EU referendum has attracted a lot of attention - but it has zero chance of being enacted.
The main reason is that it is asking for retrospective legislation. It suggests another referendum is required because the winning side got less than 60% of the vote, and there was less than a 75% turnout.
You can have thresholds in referendums.
The 1979 referendum to set up a Scottish parliament failed because a clause was inserted in to the legislation requiring more than 40% of all eligible voters - not just those taking part - to agree to devolution before it took place.
But that clause came in advance - everyone was clear about the rules. You can't simply invent new hurdles if you are on the losing side.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politic...endum-36629324
There is a mandate, the manifesto for the recent Holyrood elections mentioned this issue specifically.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/304...and-joining-EU
Why shouldn't they get a new referendum? Just because England and Wales were stupid enough to mostly vote Leave doesn't mean that Scotland has to let them drag it into the abyss as well.
They should wait and see what happens to the EU before making any rash decisions. Without the uk being in the eu it changes the whole dynamics. I could see france leaving the EU next. Pretty soon it will just be germany with a bunch of poor european countries.
It's funny that people are wanting Scotland to do the opposite of Northern Ireland.
The United Kingdom voted to leave. Time for some facts.
England and Wales have a population of about 53 million. Scotland has 5 million. Only 12% of that wanted to stay.
Should all the other regions that wanted to stay have a vote for EU rule independence too.
Pretty much this, except it will be more countries then just france imo. The UK's exit from the EU will likely be a catalyst in the coming months and years to remove the far left leadership at the helm in the EU. If their is a change of leadership, direction, policies, I could see countries staying put. Without that change, many will leave or attempt to leave.
Again, this is largely because democracy doesn't work. From the standpoint of 'popular will', there is absolutely no clear mandate in 51% of under two quarters of the voting population saying 'Leave'.
If there is such merit in Brexit then you shouldn't have any issues scraping together a supermajority.
I'm sure Momma Merkel will welcome an economic basket case with another, what, five million mouths to feed?
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Since when? http://www.mmo-champion.com/faq.php?...les_guidelines says nothing about that...
Ahah is this a joke?
Oh please you brits are just scared that if scottland is leaving you´re going to loose those oil fields. That´s all what this : We should stand strong togehter is about.