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TBH this isn't the worst result. At the end of the day the clock has been run down and nothing in the judgment prevents the govt from proroging parliament again.
The curve ball here is that Parliament has now become the defacto executive. So fuck knows what could happen.
Also can we get a reality check on this whole "advisory" ref. A ref is not binding because only parliament can bind itself. Parliament overwhelmingly voted to trigger A50 - what was it? Like 90%? Parties went into the GE with manifestos saying they'd implement Brexit. Yes you can reassess. Yes you can put it back to the people etc. But inferring some sort of illegitimacy because it was advisory is just fucking double-speak.
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TBH this isn't the worst result. At the end of the day the clock has been run down and nothing in the judgment prevents the govt from proroging parliament again.
The legal challenge wasn't meant as an attempt to prevent Parliament from being prorogued again.
It was a challenge to the excessive duration of this specific prorogation at a time when Parliament should be sitting and doing its thing.
Future prorogations attempts will be scrutinised much more closely by Parliament and any attempt to pull any more tricks will probably end up in the courts in the same way but a prorogation for an appropriate period at an appropriate time will go through unchallenged.
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Advisory referendum do not have the same levels of scrutiny built in on spending and claims made.
Now this was not know in 2016 but it is now.
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JWestland
Well, don't expect Johnson to resign now, as it would be the honourable thing to do. The absolute minimum is that Cummings needs to be sacked. I only hope the judgement doesn't become a touchstone for further divisions in the country.