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Well they had a vote already, so then with a do over precedent, do officials just keep asking for do overs until they get the desired results? It's messy.

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If the "people" do not "accept" the result of the previous vote, but are more accepting of the results of the new vote, there's nothing wrong with it. That's kind of how democracy works. It may feel wrong, but if the people's opinion change, then so can the result

And if the second vote fails, do you have a third and a fourth vote? Until the outcome is desired?

if you agreed to get ice-cream next year, then become lactose-intolerant, do you refuse to reconsider?

Not the same issue really.

Political stunts can cause damage. I call it a stunt because it was never meant to pass, but it did...

I think it is more important that the second vote could be more definitive. Hopefully it would split more than 2% one way or the other this time. And indeed, if it once again goes leave, then I think it's reasonable for the UK to leave basically right away, no plan or anything. It's only right

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