All together now: Sovereignty doesn’t rest in Brussels *or* the Westminster Parliament; it is the British people who are sovereign. The will of Parliament should represent the will of the people. Whether MPs like it or not, the people voted for Brexit.https://twitter.com/lukemcgee/status/1159045819040968705 …
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We live in a Parliamentary democracy. Taking back control was about returning apparently lost sovereignty to the British Parliament, a point you helpfully made in the tweet I linked.
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That's what leavers meant in 2016. Now what they mean is that Parliament ought to function as nothing more than an administrative body nodding through certain things without oversight or control. Suddenly sovereignty has nothing to do with Parliament.
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Simply; The People are Sovereign and any references to Parliament assume that they represent and serve the people "who are Sovereign". When the MP's agreed to a Referendum ( rightly rare occurrence) they fail to perform their duty to a disciplinary level in any other line of work
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We're living in a Constitional Monarchy. That's the difference. The Crown is sovereign.
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A Constitutional Monarchy means that, although the Sovereign is Head of State, the ability to make and pass legislation resides with an elected Parliament.
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Absolutely correct. My point was a constitional one - in the UK, the people are not sovereign, we are subjects of the Crown in which all power is vested and from which all authority stems, hence Johnson can't just bypass parliament of his own accord.
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Sorry, I'm getting confused with who's talking sense and who really, really isn't!
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I feel you! The world's gone mad.
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‘It is a tenet of representative democracy that MPs are not delegates for their constituents’ http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/mps-and-political-artiesp …
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‘This means that, while the views of constituents are frequently considered, the actions of MPs are governed by their determination of the best interests of their constituency, their party and the country as a whole’
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And so, the representatives of the people get to decide. Now grow up Julia.
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Well said and thank you for pointing out her stupidity. Although it's obvious to most fair minded people.
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Which, by your own logic, must have a mechanism for choice & reversal. Sovereignty & democracy are not interchangeable principles to ram home 1 vote. Your selective & misguided use of both only works for those who believe your false assertions. We have a parliamentary democracy.
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Dumb as a rock
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So you agree we need an election to test the “will of the people”. Tell Boris!
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Oh grow up and read some constitutional law.A hack like you is capable of that aren’t you?
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Shush. The grown ups are taking. This is way over your head. Back to uni for you. Political science (and elective political philosophy I would recommended) 101.
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In what way did we lose our sovereignty?
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We had a general election in 2017 so the MPs are in charge till the next 1. Really May should’ve called an election once the withdrawal agreement failed the 1st time but labour were ahead in the polls
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You are mixing it up with a republic, where the people are sovereign and referendums are binding and run about things that can actually be achieved.
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