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with a request that she campaigns/votes against any triggering of Article 50 for the forseeable future. My reasons are roughly as follows (I'd be interested in your thoughts):
She represents her constituents, who voted 3:1 to remain. She is not required to change her view (she was previously "in") to reflect that of a nationwide referendum (and she would be morally deficient to do so), especially when...
The majority was relatively small. This qualifies a lot of the other reasons; if the majority had been large (>2/3, for example) then there would be a stronger argument that we should simply muddle through the following issues.
The campaigns, especially the Leave campaign, were riddled with factual inaccuracies from which the key Leave campaigners retreated almost instantly apparently in the knowledge that they were incorrect.
A large number of those who voted Leave apparently now regret their decision
The Leave campaign presented 2 incompatible views ("Britain unchained, globalisation, less regulation vs. Fortress Britain, protectionism, anti-immigration), which means that...
There is no possible model for Brexit that satisfies all or even most of those who voted Leave i.e., there is no mandate for any specific course of action.
The impact on the British economy has already been ruinous.
The current negotiating stance of the EU means that very little can be established before Article 50 is triggered, leading to yet further instability.
The process of renegotiation is completely uncharted and will take years and countless worker-hours that could be dedicated to more worthwhile things.copied and sended also
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I'm going to write to my MP with a request that she campaigns/votes against any triggering of Article 50 for the forseeable future. My reasons are roughly as follows (I'd be interested in your thoughts):
Thoughts?