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[BlastProcessing]

Even if it was based on province/area/state, I feel like Leave still would've won this.

In the US it would have needed to be a Constitutional Amendment. 2/3 of the Congress or 2/3 of the States would have to agree to make an amendment and then 3/4 of the states would need to ratify.

The idea that something of this magnitude would be put to a straight majority referendum is crazy pants.

 

[darkwing]

So.. this is it really, isn't it?

We're leaving, aren't we?

delta says yes

 

[Jack Scofield]

I have no idea how all this works, but say Britain ends up leaving. If they want to rejoin the EU in a few years, is that possible?

 

[Makabe]

If you just told your spouse you wanted a divorce what do you reckon the chances are you could negotiate better a better sex life?

But if I was bluffing, she might be able to. This didn't work. I was wondering if they'd panic to try pull us back, or let us go and see what happens.

 

[CrocMother]

So this referendum is a completely binding obligation?

The government can't just say "nah"?

 

[Don'tBeWeird]

Fucking disaster.

 

[RK9039]

Emboldened right wing. Economic freefall. Ohhhhh shit.

Fun times are ahead of us...

 

[Sakura]

Wonder what the turnout was for younger voters.

 

[TheDragon]

So many people in UK just ignored the entire world's pleas and opinions and voted out of a (faulty but admittedly work in progress) EU that was made to prevent the horrors of two world wars and bring Europe closer together, on the hopes that those same countries they ignored would now line up to do trade and other agreements asap.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Fuck old people.

More likely to happen than a stable England after the Brexit. lol

*crosses fingers*

 

[Warm Machine]

David Cameron is to blame. Ugh

That's just what UKIP wants you to think now.

 

[norinrad]

I was a Kid when the Berlin wall came down, I didn't realize what the impact or how historic it was going to be then. The Brits leaving changes every thing. May we live in interesting times.

The EU would either implode or the UK may have committed suicide. I will leave that to the historians.

 

[wishdom]

Business people want out? Wasn't expecting this.

 

[SymbiantXenos]

I have no idea how all this works, but say Britain ends up leaving. If they want to rejoin the EU in a few years, is that possible?

Nope. Out is out.

 

[thatdamnmook]

So this referendum is a completely binding obligation?

The government can't just say "nah"?

They can be they'd be riots

Dodgy Dave would earn my respect if he said Nah and resigned though

 

[Tak3n]

Birmingham going leave. Holy fuck

Just said on BBC

 

[Matush]

What's GBP to € will be in the morning?

 

[Unknown Soldier]

They clearly learned from the best!

Yeah, you're right.

FUCK IT LETS ALL VOTE TRUMP IN NOVEMBER BURN THE WHOLE THING DOWN MURRICA

 

[BlastProcessing]

That is terrifying.

 

[User1608]

Well then

 

[Effect]

This sort of helped me understand.

http://www.vox.com/2016/6/23/12021222/brexit-what-happens-next

If it isn't already this should probably be linked in the opening post.

 

[Hazzuh]

Sad to see the dissolution of my country. A rotten end to a rotten campaign.

 

[El Topo]

Everything is just completely fucked.

Let's not lose our mind. As unfortunate and bad as the decision might be, it's not the end of the world. The British economy is not going to implode, certainly not overnight.

 

[Epsilon-delta]

Wtf is happening across the pond? It's as if we Americans decided to vote Trump as President.

 

[KingBroly]

So you're telling me there's NO situation in which the democratic process should not be adhered to? What about gay marriage? What about slavery? What if you put nuking some country up for a vote and it passes?

Cameron can reject the result, but he'd have to resign, and a new election would have to be run for Parliament. Then you likely get to do this again. Likely with people who want this result.

 

[ryseing]

You guys who claim that this will have awful consequences, how do you explain that Switzerland does just fine?

I have no dog in this, I'm just asking.

The UK isn't getting the same trade deals as Switzerland after telling the EU to fuck off.

 

[haxamin]

EU? More like Wii U, amirite?

 

[Best]

You guys who claim that this will have awful consequences, how do you explain that Switzerland does just fine?

I have no dog in this, I'm just asking.

Switzerland has access to the UK single market and open borders, things the UK is not guaranteed if we leave.

 

[NeOak]

 

[weekev]

FFS went to sleep safe in the knowledge remain would win and woke up to find us 600000 behind. England......wtf are you doing?!? You believed Farage, Boris Johnson and Michael Gove over the experts? FFS

 

[Honey Bunny]

Leave won Birmingham? Wow.

 

[Makabe]

Nope. Out is out.

Well we could get back in, but we'd need every member to agree so very unlikely....

 

[BadHand]

Hurray for 5 Years of UKIP instead.

Why would UKIP even need to exist after this?

 

[Frustrated_me]

 

[Rich!]

So you're telling me there's NO situation in which the democratic process should not be adhered to? What about gay marriage? What about slavery? What if you put nuking some country up for a vote and it passes?

This is a referendum to leave the EU, not to commit genocide or start a war. I worry for your sake if you can't see the difference.

What if after the gay marriage vote in 2012, someone came in after and overturned it like you are saying should happen with this? That would have been inexcusable.

 

[chromatic9]

Looks like Scotland will become independent. I wonder what's gonna happen to Northern-Ireland.

Definitely

Scotland break up is as sad as the EU break up. Oh well.

 

[Arials]

Business people want out? Wasn't expecting this.

..That isn't what the graph says

 

[Tallshortman]

Fucks sake.

So basically, no more EU, change of leadership to someone equally incompetent, Scotland Refs again and leaves which means no more UK, goodbye Union Jack, then Wales will want to go, etc etc.

Everything is just completely fucked.

England made its own bed, any english leave politicians who wanted to keep the UK together and didn't see the dissolution coming is a complete moron. Their international standing without the rest of the UK will also diminish by no small part.

 

[darkwing]

So this referendum is a completely binding obligation?

The government can't just say "nah"?

technically they can say no, but they won't, unless they want riots

 

[jufonuk]

I'm hoping that was all just talk to deter a leave vote, clearly misinformed about the UK people if so.

This is how it will go with these guys playing England and negotiating the deals:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oeJR-7nHMA0

 

[adj_noun]

Holy cats, they're voting leave?!?

Wow. I wasn't following this one as closely as I should have, I guess.

I mean, wow.

 

[Lo-Volt]

Snap general election incoming. Everyone who was dismayed at 5 more years of Tories should really be celebrating right now.

But the official opposition is in pretty poor shape even without the added confusion of the referendum result. How is Labour going to win a snap election? It doesn't have Scotland to bolster its results, it saw a lot of defections to UKIP in Northern England in the 2015 election, and Jeremy Corbyn doesn't seem like a plausible prime minister to a lot of people. Unless you think that pro-remain Conservative voters and waverers are somehow going to punish the Cameron government. And even if they do that and Labour somehow wins a plurality of the seats, what, they rely on the SNP to get their agenda through? They'll be agitating for another referendum; how does a unionist party conduct business with the nationalists in government?

 

[Dead Man Typing]

Right, I'm working tomorrow, so I'm checking out. Good luck to everyone.

 

[Timbuktu]

Let's not lose our mind. As unfortunate and bad as the decision might be, it's not the end of the world.

Just the end of the UK

 

[Jezbollah]

And this is the reason I wouldn't tell my mother that I was voting for Remain.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Sad to see the dissolution of my country. A rotten end to a rotten campaign.

Last of a ragged house long bereft of lordship.

 

[FuturusX]

I have no idea how all this works, but say Britain ends up leaving. If they want to rejoin the EU in a few years, is that possible?

They'll need more than a bouquet of flowers and a box of chocolate..that's for sure.

 

[faridmon]

Gotta love the good guys in the Scottish band Mogwai. Top music, top chaps.

Https://twitter.com/plasmatron?s=09

For what its worth, Most of my favourite bands voted REMAIN.

<3 UK Indie scene!

 

[QuicheFontaine]

Are you for real?

Yeah

Hurray for 5 Years of UKIP instead.

I can't really see that happening. Surely there's no reason for them to even exist if it's a a Leave vote?

 

[Spaghetti]

Fun times are ahead of us...

brb changing name to immortan joe

Just said on the BBC that Birmingham is leaning Leave. Disaster, what the fuck is happening?