Please consider ‘Cancel Brexit’ Petition Tops Record 4 Million Signatures, Crashing Website at Least Twice.
The call for Prime Minister Theresa May to revoke Article 50 is now one of the most popular petitions ever on Parliament’s site, surpassing 2016’s petition calling for a second referendum on Brexit and crashing the site early Thursday morning as traffic spiked. In order for Parliament to take it up for debate, a petition has to collect more than 100,000 signatures.
Cancel Brexit Petition Tops 4.5 Million
I took that snapshot on the Petition Parliament Site Saturday at 1:47 PM US Central.
The voting page looks like this.
I got a valid postal code from London Postal Code.
You don’t need to enter your address, all you need is a made up name, a valid postal code, and a valid email address. The final step asks you to reply to an email sent to you.
If you click on that Email you are signed.
Multiple or Invalid Entries
- Nothing stops one from doing this 10 or even 100 times.
- Nothing stops someone who is not a citizen
- Nothing stops someone who is 10 years old from signing the petition
I don’t know how many petitions are fraudulent, but I I suspect a high percentage of them. But I also suspect that at least 500,000 of them are legitimate. That’s way more than enough to trigger debate in Parliament. So there will be debate, useless time-wasting debate at that.
Ironically, long debate in Parliament helps the Brexit cause. Those supporting Brexit should hope the pony show discussion lasts a week.
Put It to the People
Won’t Change a Damn Thing
The bottom line is the people already had a “Peoples Vote”. There won’t be another.
Neither Labour nor the Tories want another referendum. Theresa May does not want one.
A new election could change that but by the time there is an election and a referendum, Brexit will already have happened unless the UK agrees in advance to hold European Parliament elections and the EU is willing to grant an extension on that basis.
The petition is amusing but it will not change a damn thing.
Mike “Mish” Shedlock
It’ll be 6,ooo,ooo by tomorrow
Yet another protest influenced by George Soros.
The bottom line is the people already had a “Peoples Vote”.
So funny since you were an ardent defender of the Catalan voting rights for independence and yet you do not want a new vote for Brexit. What is it are you a all in favor of voting as long as it matches your narrative. LOL
I am not a Mish fan, but I don’t see any thing wrong in his article. Referendum on Brexit has happened, it’s valid, no Putin or Chinese interference. If you don’t like the result of a referendum, then you ask for a second one, how about someone don’t like the result of second one? Third one? Fourth one? Or in the future, all the referendum should vote for 9 times, 5-4 win. It’s not kindergartner’s game.
As long as there is no law prohibiting as many referendums as the people want then the people should have as many as they please. As far as I know there is no law in the UK against another referendum. There was, however, a law and the constitution that made the referendum in Cataluna illegal. My point is that Mish only supports democracy when it fits his narrative regardless.
“They,” as in “the people” should have twelve of them per day. To make sure they remain forever reminded of how important silly rituals involving dimpled chads and voting booths are, to the progressive narrative of unlimited government.
I agree with you, it’s legal to go to a second referendum. To me, referendum is to make important decision for a nation, if people don’t like the result of the first one, then then go to second one, then 3rd, 4th, 5th, no decision can be made. Why do they have referendum at all?
Interesting article – FYI – the reason you are asked to give your name and address is so that the government petition site can then verify your records, which are held by government under your registered voting details. So random names at random postcodes may get accepted when you hit submit – but once its gone through a record check it won’t be counted…. So close to 5 million votes now are legitimate and if it hit around 20 million, parliament would be forced to reconsider their stance on a 2md referendum
Hmm… I seem to know everyone’s address in town. Can I sign them up?
I wonder how many times they find the name Hillary Clinton, Bullwinkle, Vladimir Putin, ect?
Oh BS, who printed all those large yellow signs and when? They just decided to do this overnight? Staged.
And btw, those ballots are probably designed by democrats in the US.
“Since I expect a recession between now and the election, I don’t think that will be how the election comes out, and I think Trump will lose.”
Agree with Carl – Recession at very bad time for Trump
Hey, if Britain can have a do-over on Brexit, then certainly the USA should be allowed a do-over of the 2016 presidential election! Betcha Trump wouldn’t come close to wining this time around.
Election results almost always go the way of the economy. Given the strength of the economy today, if elections were held today, Trump would most likely win in a landslide. Since I expect a recession between now and the election, I don’t think that will be how the election comes out, and I think Trump will lose.
If some rumours turn true he won’t run and instead look to start and head “Trump News Nerwork”. A real thorn in the side of whomever does win.
I concur, if we go into a recession between now and Nov 3rd 2020 the dems could just about run Minnie mouse and win
The USA’s do-over is already scheduled for November 3, 2020.
It’s the democrat way…vote till you get it right. Just ask anyone from a far left blue state…you vote zis vey or you go to zee camp!