Does the number of celebrities For Brexit and those opposing signal trouble ahead for England?
The EU referendum has caused something of a divide within the arts, with leading Britons from the fields of arts, culture and entertainment pledging allegiances to the “ Remain” and “Leave” sides of the debate. In May, hundreds of celebrities, including actors Keira Knightley and Benedict Cumberbatch, endorsed the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign, arguing in…
John Mayor says
Our dear TWEETheart, and adorable, LiLo!… and, precious and gracious Queen, JK Rowling!… Jesus loves you!… and… He has great plans for His British family! And as for Brexit!… well… there are a few referendum details that most wanna-be and would-be supporters of DEMOCRACY, should be made aware of! And!… the question to be asked, is:… Did MOST BRITONS actually desire a Yes OR No, on EITHER SIDE of this EU debate?
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Lindsay!… JK!… if we can!… and if I may!… I would like us to reflect on what has really happened here!… and, on what really counts! Was this “democratic vote” more PSEUDOCRATIC than EUPHOROCRATIC?… and!… did the TRUE MAJORITY of the people of Briton find their wills in this “debate” reflected, or were their wills– in fact!– nowhere to be found?
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How is it democratic– e.g.!– when not one “winner” of an elections process in our global countries that feign appreciation of/ for this notion, will “win” with an ESSENTIAL MINIMUM of 50+% of the SUM NUMBER of ELIGIBLE VOTERS votes within any given District?… and, not just a majority of those who’ve decided to cast a vote! In other words, how can less than the ESSENTIAL MINIMUM of 50+% of the TOTAL NUMBER of eligible voters votes in a given District, constitute a “DEMOCRATIC PLURALITY”? It is– de facto!– IMPOSSIBLE! And the Brexit vote, is but one example of a PSEUDOPLURALITY “winning” the day!!
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If 50 thousand eligible voters decide not to vote in a District that is composed/ comprised of one hundred thousand eligible voters… and five candidates are running!… the math would suggest, that no candidate could possibly obtain a “democratic plurality” from the remaining 50 thousand eligible voters who have cast a vote! Unless!… and of course!… A HIJACKED AND ELITIST POLITICAL PROCESS SIMPLY MARGINALIZES THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SHOWN UP TO VOTE!… AND DICTATES, THAT THEIR “NO SHOW”/ ABSENCE CANNOT– AND SHOULD NOT!– BE HELD “BINDING” IN SOME FASHION! FOR!… OUT OF SIGHT!… IS OUT OF MIND!
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And so… and in my view!… a “win” in today’s elections processes, is a violation of the “LEGITIMATE PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY”! And… it’s beyond me, why citizens from respective “democracies” around the world!– haven’t pursued constitutional challenges against these scurrilous, and shameful “PSEUDO-ELECTIONS”!… and!… have not proceeded with civil law suits against any and all institutions, which have allowed this global farce to continue!
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This horrendous situation has resulted in “winning candidates” winning with as little as 1/5th– or less!– of the total number of eligible voters’ votes!… AND!… THEN DARING, TO CALL THEIR RESPECTIVE “WINS”, DEMOCRATIC! It’s no wonder, why so many citizens within our “democracies (so-called!)” hate the elections process!
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And on top of this, there are “Parties” within countries… and again, composed of “winning candidates” who have won with less than the ESSENTIAL MINIMUM needed for a “democratic plurality”!… whose leadership (e.g., in Canada!), cannot be chosen democratically by the PEOPLE!… but!… only!… by the Party! And further, rather than have the brightest!… the best!… “winning candidates” from all across a country– and, from across a legislature’s floor!– forming Executive Cabinets (and, in Canada… composed of Ministers of Federal Departments, or Provincial Ministries!)!… AND THROUGH A NON PARTY-BASED LEGISLATURE OR PARLIAMENT (and something that municipalities have been doing for generations!)!… our current Party-based systems in the US and in Canada, have chosen– instead, and virtually!– GANGS, AND CLIQUES, TO ACT AS “GO-BETWEENS” FOR PARTY-BASED “OLIGARCHIC BACKROOM BOYZ”!
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But!… if all of this wasn’t bad enough, there’s no “none of the above” ballot option on voters’ ballots (AND BINDING!… AS A PREREQUISITE!)!… nor, an “automatic translation” of the “no shows (i.e., eligible voters who have not cast a vote!)” to BINDING “none of the above” ballots/ votes (inasmuch, as such, can’t be translated as being “for”, any candidate!)! And, had these two things been done, many “no shows” would have shown up to vote (for fear of receiving a mandated BINDING automatic translation!)!… and, if combined “no show translations to none of the above” ballots together with directly cast “none of the above” ballots within Districts (wherein– together!– these outnumber the votes cast for any respective “running candidate”!) were adopted, this tally could have meant the introduction of “lottery lists” of candidates within Districts (preselected!… and the members in which, would not be eligible to run as “running candidates”!)!… from which, our “winners” could then have been chosen (and… reminiscent!… of the elections processes, circa early AD!… and BC!)! And thusly, EFFECTING FULL REPRESENTATION FOR EVERY SINGLE ELIGIBLE VOTE, AND VOTER!
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To sum up, what we have presently, are “PSEUDO DEMOCRATIC PLURALITIES”!… IN THE GUISE OF “DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES”! An intolerable situation!… and deserving of both constitutional challenges, and civil lawsuits! And!… ANY OTHER ACCEPTED “PLURALITY” OTHER THAN A “DEMOCRATIC PLURALITY” BY A PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATE, AND/ OR BY A PROSPECTIVE VOTER (AND BASED UPON THE “LEGITIMATE PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY” AS AFOREMENTIONED!)!– IS A CANDIDATE, OR VOTER, WHO IS EITHER BLIND TO THE “LEGITIMATE PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY”, OR WHO IS A TRAITOR TO THE “LEGITIMATE PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY”!… AND!… WHO IS EITHER BLIND, OR A TRAITOR, TO THE COMMON GOOD OF THE PEOPLE!
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THEREFORE, THE “JUST” ESTABLISHMENT OF “TRUE DEMOCRATIC PLURALITIES” WITHIN OUR RESPECTIVE ELECTIONS PROCESSES, IS F-U-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-A-L TO THE VERY REALIZATION OF “DEMOCRACY”!… AND, WITHOUT WHICH, WE ARE SUBJECT TO MERE OLIGARCHIC WHIM!
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You know!… this Brexit vote– technically speaking!– is NON-BINDING on Britain’s Parliament!!… AND!… BRITISH PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON MUST HAVE KNOWN THIS! And so… I’m now wondering if his deference to the “PUBLIC OUTCOME” of the Brexit Referendum is a ruse/ red herring on the part of Cameron– and his Cabinet!– in an attempt to get out of the EU! For!… all David Cameron need do, is to reject the results of this referendum (as Parliaments have often done in history!)!… and to get on with the “business as usual” activities of the British Parliament! Otherwise!… you’ve got to wonder why Cameron would do this, when he has every reason– and power!– not to capitulate to the results of this “Public Referendum”! And so… he gets to have “the people” do his “dirty work” of leaving the EU, while– all the while!– he can say, “I did my best to stay!” …and then prepare for his future position as whatever! Interesting!… and this begs three questions: 1) Is David Cameron so dumb, as to not know of his– and Parliament’s!– power concerning this “Public Referendum”? 2) Who– apart from David Cameron and his cabinet!– was/ were anxious to have Britain leave the EU? 3) Was there some publicly undisclosed ECONOMIC GAIN to be had, in orchestrating a FAUX PUBLIC REFERENDUM (for example, gains– and losses!– in the subsequent flurry of Buying and Selling, post the Brexit result!), that would favor “CERTAIN INTERESTS” in the event of a “Brexit win”? And!… in light of my “pregnant prognostications” re these just cited questions, I’m now wondering if this is a “BREXITGATE”… or “CAMERONGATE”!… in the making! But!… if it comes down to Cameron being that dumb, then it would be best that he leave his Post as Prime Minister! Nevertheless!… whether dumb, or not!… and whether the British PM leaves, or stays!… the British Parliament has every power and authority to quash this quashable “Public Referendum”!
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I think the TOP Google result of today, under the search string, BREXIT BINDING REFERENDUM, titled, Billionaire Branson Calls For ‘Nonbinding’ Brexit Vote To Be ‘Rejected’, MOST REVEALING! OOPS!… or should I say, Cameroops! And from the expression: Did David just make another Cameroops?
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I believe the TOP Google result of yesterday and today– respectively– under the search string, BREXIT BINDING REFERENDUM, titled, Billionaire Branson Calls For ‘Nonbinding’ Brexit Vote To Be ‘Rejected’, and titled, Brexit loophole? MPs must still vote in order for Britain to leave the EU, say top lawyers | UK Politics | News, are MOST RIVETING! INDEED!… the entire 1st page under this string– to start with!– is INCENDIARY! My prediction!… by sometime this Thursday, June 30 (a week from the day of this attempt at “British Humour”!), the impetus– and threshold!– will have been reached, that will see a SEQUEL to this “NEVERENDUM”! Hey!… at least, it’s been entertaining!… well!… in a Guy Fawkes kind of way (you remember!… Guido Fawkes’ failed gunpowder plot of 1605!)! But!… on the plus side!… the world– and Europe in particular!– is now PUBLICY AWARE that the “EU Agreement” has some holes in it! Where’s Betsy Ross when you need her?… ha, ha! Did David just make a CamerOOPS?