UK Secedes From European Union

[Hagar]

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Btw, Obama and Hillary both pushed for the UK to stay in the EU.  On the other hand, Trump (who the Leftist, and their supporters say, knows Nothing about foreign affairs) said he thought the Brits should get out, but it was Their Citizens decision to make.

[stevenash]

 

 THIS IS FROM AN EARLY MORNING ECONOMIC PIECE I WAS READING- GREAT ANALOGY

Earlier this year, NHL hockey fans were asked to vote for the captains of the four teams to face off in this year’s new All-Star tourney. Three of the picks were players you’d expect: Jaromir Jagr from the Florida Panthers, Alex Ovechkin from the Washington Capitals, and Patrick Kane from the Chicago Blackhawks: True Gods of the Rink, who have scored hundreds of points.

But not the fourth. In a huge surprise, the fans gave the most votes to a long-time journeyman enforcer named John Scott. At age 33, earning the league’s minimum salary, Scott had scored a grand total of five goals in his entire NHL career.

Needless to say, the hockey "experts" who run the NHL were not happy. They manufactured a trade to push Scott out of the division he was supposed to Captain. His new team sent him down to the minors. The Establishment NHL bureaucrats thought they had dodged a bullet. But the fans went nuts, pounding the NHL through Social Media with outrage. And guess what? The NHL relented, agreeing to let Scott take on the captain role the fans picked him for.

The result: not only did Scott’s team win the All-Star tourney, Scott scored twice against the league’s best and was named the MVP. The fans won! Democracy won. The Establishment won, too, but only after being forced to do the right thing, not just what it thought was best.

Obviously presidential politics isn’t the same as voting for the NHL All-Star Game. And there are plenty of factors behind the rise of Donald Trump. But one of them is that many voters think "the system" is rigged against them, that maybe the US really isn’t a Democracy anymore and that no matter what they do, someone else is ultimately making key political decisions.

And the best way to test that theory is to vote for someone who the anointed elites and experts universally revile. Because if Trump wins, then, yes, many of these voters will have the proof they need to show the US is still a democracy. How else could Trump win, if the elites are so stacked against him!

 

[BLUEDOVE3]

1 hour ago, stevenash said:

 

 THIS IS FROM AN EARLY MORNING ECONOMIC PIECE I WAS READING- GREAT ANALOGY

Earlier this year, NHL hockey fans were asked to vote for the captains of the four teams to face off in this year’s new All-Star tourney. Three of the picks were players you’d expect: Jaromir Jagr from the Florida Panthers, Alex Ovechkin from the Washington Capitals, and Patrick Kane from the Chicago Blackhawks: True Gods of the Rink, who have scored hundreds of points.

But not the fourth. In a huge surprise, the fans gave the most votes to a long-time journeyman enforcer named John Scott. At age 33, earning the league’s minimum salary, Scott had scored a grand total of five goals in his entire NHL career.

Needless to say, the hockey "experts" who run the NHL were not happy. They manufactured a trade to push Scott out of the division he was supposed to Captain. His new team sent him down to the minors. The Establishment NHL bureaucrats thought they had dodged a bullet. But the fans went nuts, pounding the NHL through Social Media with outrage. And guess what? The NHL relented, agreeing to let Scott take on the captain role the fans picked him for.

The result: not only did Scott’s team win the All-Star tourney, Scott scored twice against the league’s best and was named the MVP. The fans won! Democracy won. The Establishment won, too, but only after being forced to do the right thing, not just what it thought was best.

Obviously presidential politics isn’t the same as voting for the NHL All-Star Game. And there are plenty of factors behind the rise of Donald Trump. But one of them is that many voters think "the system" is rigged against them, that maybe the US really isn’t a Democracy anymore and that no matter what they do, someone else is ultimately making key political decisions.

And the best way to test that theory is to vote for someone who the anointed elites and experts universally revile. Because if Trump wins, then, yes, many of these voters will have the proof they need to show the US is still a democracy. How else could Trump win, if the elites are so stacked against him!

 

Now yall should be real scared now. Look at the people who support Trump. We all need to pray.

[RaiderRed30]

UK may not have succeeded. England and Wales voted yes. They are going to negotiate to leave the EU. Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Gibraltar want to stay and are tired of being told what to do by the English. The troubles may be back if England tries to hold on to the last of its empire again.

[PhatMack19]

The stock markets across the world are crashing.  

[stevenash]

2 minutes ago, PhatMack19 said:

The stock markets across the world are crashing.  

Bush's fault

[PhatMack19]

35 minutes ago, stevenash said:

Bush's fault

W or H.W.?

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

49 minutes ago, PhatMack19 said:

The stock markets across the world are crashing.  

How long before the uproar for Texas to secede? 

[stevenash]

16 minutes ago, PhatMack19 said:

W or H.W.?

Doesn't matter just as long as its a Republican.

[baddog]

Dow drops 600 points.

[PhatMack19]

53 minutes ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

How long before the uproar for Texas to secede? 

#Texit

[Englebert]

1 hour ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

How long before the uproar for Texas to secede? 

I will start it:

SEC ession, SEC ession, SEC ession. (Sounds like a chant on a different forum.)

[PhatMack19]

This sounds kind of familiar 

 

 

 

[Hagar]

16 hours ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

How long before the uproar for Texas to secede? 

What?  You mean we haven't?   

[Hagar]

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[Big girl]

They UK is still officially in the EU. I think representatives of 14 countries  out of 27 have to ok their departure. I read that this process takes about 2 years.

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[Long Tall Texan]

The most recent EU treaty is the Treaty of Lisbon. It clearly states that the choice to leave or remain in the EU is up to each individual nation. Read article 50. What a majority of EU states have to agree on is the terms of the departing nations withdrawal, not whether it is allowed. Trade has to be negotiated, for example. There is a lot of pressure from the EU now for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to invoke article 50, and quickly.

 

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[stevenash]

On 6/24/2016 at 9:29 AM, BLUEDOVE3 said:

Now yall should be real scared now. Look at the people who support Trump. We all need to pray.

Careful there, Dove.  I am offended that you are forcing religion on me.