No, it's because a UK government with a majority was elected to deliver it, having stated so very clearly in the prior GE If it rained tomorrow the SNP would be out calling it a sign. Given the SNP has denounced the results of 2 referendums now, they've zero cred on democracy
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Als antwoord op @JonMarcStanley @AlynSmith
Sorry just to clarify that I’m reading your tweet correctly, that the election of a party to power is good enough justification for a repeat referendum...
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Als antwoord op @KeirLamont2 @AlynSmith
No. Because holding a constituional referendum is a reserved power as well you know. Article 50 reserved it to the UK. Scotland Act reserves it to the UK. Alyn also knows this perfectly well. As I say, it's an industry now, easy jobs from bitter slogans.
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Als antwoord op @JonMarcStanley @AlynSmith
Repeating legal aspects does not change in particular the moral or deeper argument behind justifying a second referendum. If somewhere else in the world you justified resistance to self determination “because the parent government said so” that wouldn’t be seen as justification
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Als antwoord op @KeirLamont2 @AlynSmith
Ok so here it is. Nation states are legal. Committments to human rights, democracy, and freedom are underpinned by the rule of law. Actually very few countries prospered after an aggressive succession, precisely because of foundation of that state on selective respect of the law
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Als antwoord op @JonMarcStanley @AlynSmith
Well that was a whole lot of meaningless big words. Superior to the sovereignty of a nation, particularly in the context of the UK is the ability of one part to express its democratic voice equally, something that is not happening in this situation
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Als antwoord op @KeirLamont2 @AlynSmith
It's the law. As you were.
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Als antwoord op @JonMarcStanley @AlynSmith
Ehhh no that’s not the open and shut case you want it to be. I used to be a staunch unionist but I changed my mind and as a young adult it’s increasingly irritating to see arguments like this with an all too patronising or dismissive air to them
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Als antwoord op @KeirLamont2 @AlynSmith
It's the law and anyone unionist or nationalist has to start with the law. I'm a unionist because Scotland within the UK is the optimum for us.That is the only basis on which any union can be supported. EU, UK, etc. Indyscot is suboptimal, Scotland in the EU is very suboptimal.
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Als antwoord op @JonMarcStanley @AlynSmith
At the point where remaining in the union damages the culture, political freedoms and expressions and economy then no it’s not the self-declared optimum
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Difference of opinion. By the way, how is the culture being damaged? What views cannot be expressed?
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