BY JAMES SIMONS
A second referendum will be considered for a debate in Parliament after a petition of 1.5 m.
The petition was set up on May 24, asking for a second referendum in the event of less than a 60 percent outright victory, and less than 75 percent turn out.
Brexit won with 52 percent against 48 percent votes in one of the biggest electoral turn outs ever of 72 percent.
The petition is still growing in signatory, raising the prospect of a debate on the matter. The grounds on which a second referendum can be considered for enaction is technical.
The technicality being rooted in the complaint that the result was not properly representative of the will of the people because of the narrow margin of victory.
The chances of a second referendum being officially endorsed are remote, but probable. Remote because the democratic process has been completed, and Britain has spoken.
Probable, because a vote representative of the people should not be so narrow, it can easily be argued.
A line of reasoning that can be presented is that the results on such an important issue should not be too tight.
For such an argument to have any chance of prevailing, the previous requirement of more than 50 percent victory, will have to be presented as irresponsible and unreasonable.
Such presentation will carry some weight among intellectuals, but likely to be shut down by angry Brexit leaders already lacking their lips in wait for power and execution of this referendum.
Cameron’s resignation also means he will lack the backbone to argue confidently in such debate. However, the debate will take place for a second referendum,e and more surprises may lie in wait.
