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More to the point 2/4 countries in the UK voted remain and got dragged out of the EU anyway.

bombcar 3y ago
I suppose they could dissolve the United Kingdom.
blibble 3y ago
the UK is unitary state, not a federation or confederation the previous sovereign states that were dissolved to form it are called "countries" for historical reasons the referendum was 1 person 1 vote populations: - Scotland and NI (voted Remain): 7.5 million - England and Wales (vote Leave): 60 million allowing 7.5 million to override 60 million, simply because they physically live in an area that was formerly a different state several hundred years ago would be disenfranchisement on a vast scale not to mention completely undemocratic
- seanp2k2 3y ago
  > allowing 7.5 million to override 60 million, simply because they physically live in an area that was formerly a different state several hundred years ago would be disenfranchisement on a vast scale Like how in the Electoral College here in the US, one vote in Wyoming can have almost two orders of magnitude more impact than a vote in California when it comes to electing senators, as each state gets two regardless of population [0]. Similarly, when one looks at the extent of gerrymandering, it’s clear that the winners, and especially one party in particular, love to redraw the lines to cherry-pick the voters that will elect them while excluding others that might challenge them [1]. For presidential elections, the difference between a Wyoming voter’s say and the average say of a voter from any other state is around 3.18:1. Worst-case is of course California, where it’s about 3.6:1 when compared to Wyoming, or said another way, a vote here is worth 27.7% of a Wyoming vote. [2][3] 0. https://wallethub.com/edu/how-much-is-your-vote-worth/7932 1. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2021/nov/12/gerrymander-redistricting-map-republicans-democrats-visual 2. https://fairvote.org/archives/the_electoral_college-population_vs_electoral_votes/ 3. https://www.thestreet.com/personal-finance/how-much-voting-power-do-you-really-have-in-your-state

I suppose they could dissolve the United Kingdom.

the UK is unitary state, not a federation or confederation the previous sovereign states that were dissolved to form it are called "countries" for historical reasons the referendum was 1 person 1 vote populations: - Scotland and NI (voted Remain): 7.5 million - England and Wales (vote Leave): 60 million allowing 7.5 million to override 60 million, simply because they physically live in an area that was formerly a different state several hundred years ago would be disenfranchisement on a vast scale not to mention completely undemocratic

seanp2k2 3y ago
> allowing 7.5 million to override 60 million, simply because they physically live in an area that was formerly a different state several hundred years ago would be disenfranchisement on a vast scale Like how in the Electoral College here in the US, one vote in Wyoming can have almost two orders of magnitude more impact than a vote in California when it comes to electing senators, as each state gets two regardless of population [0]. Similarly, when one looks at the extent of gerrymandering, it’s clear that the winners, and especially one party in particular, love to redraw the lines to cherry-pick the voters that will elect them while excluding others that might challenge them [1]. For presidential elections, the difference between a Wyoming voter’s say and the average say of a voter from any other state is around 3.18:1. Worst-case is of course California, where it’s about 3.6:1 when compared to Wyoming, or said another way, a vote here is worth 27.7% of a Wyoming vote. [2][3] 0. https://wallethub.com/edu/how-much-is-your-vote-worth/7932 1. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2021/nov/12/gerrymander-redistricting-map-republicans-democrats-visual 2. https://fairvote.org/archives/the_electoral_college-population_vs_electoral_votes/ 3. https://www.thestreet.com/personal-finance/how-much-voting-power-do-you-really-have-in-your-state