06-25-2016, 11:10 AM
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I love it when a plan comes together.
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 9,793
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Petition for 2nd EU vote hits 1 million signatures
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... 1.2 million people signed a petition on the official government website by late morning calling for a repeat vote -- more than 12 times the 100,000 signatures required for a proposal to be discussed in the lower house of parliament. ...
... A parliamentary committee, which can put forward petitions for debate by lawmakers, will consider the proposal Tuesday. ...
... "A second independence referendum is clearly an option that requires to be on the table," First Minister Nicola Sturgeon declared after an emergency meeting of Scotland's parliament, which agreed to start to draw up legislation that could enable such a vote once a decision is taken. ...
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