(June 25, 2016 at 3:57 am)robvalue Wrote: PS just saw Thump's comment. Yes, I can't believe it wasn't 2/3 required for action here. 1/2 is plain bullshit. Overconfidence by Cameron, he didn't think this through clearly.
Westminster could always fuck over the Leavers like they did Scotland in 1979 when 51.6% voted for devolution.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_d...ndum,_1979
Quote:An amendment to the Act stipulated that it would be repealed if fewer than 40% of the total electorate voted Yes in the referendum. The result was that 51.6% supported the proposal, but with a turnout of 64%, this represented only 32.9% of the registered electorate. The Act was subsequently repealed.
The Brexit vote certainly hasn't managed 40% of the total electorate.