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Hod · Joined: 28 Apr 2003 Posts: 1613 Location: Home

Feel free to post, but I think it's only right that only people allowed to vote for real do so here. If that's unfair, feel free to set up your own poll for people ineligible to vote.

To be eligible for the big boys' election, you must be*:

- British, Irish and Commonwealth citizens over 18, resident in UK
- UK citizens living overseas for less than 15 years
- Of sound mind

* As I started the poll, I can see who votes.

adventious · Joined: 23 Nov 2015 Posts: 237 Location: In the wide

What's going on in this thread?
Shouldn't the destructions read: - UK citizens living overseas for fewer than 15 years? Wink

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Can members of the House of Lords vote ? What about claimants to the throne ?

Hod · Joined: 28 Apr 2003 Posts: 1613 Location: Home

Lords - yes, this time.
Royals - no, sorry for any ESLCafe member affected by this ruling.

gregory999 · Joined: 29 Jul 2015 Posts: 372 Location: 999

I know scotty has voted for NO, and has started his NO campaign in Scotland. But, like Alex Salmond, he will not succeed to persuade the Scots to opt out from the EU. Laughing

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Gregory is as deluded as his Namesake Pope Gregory was. Scot47 is tending to a REMAIN vote with caveats about how the EU has treated Greece and its aims to expand ever eastward.

The EU provides us with some protection from the Old Etonians who rule at Westminster. This is particularly true of Employment Rights. Boris and his pals like IDS want the workforce to be reduced to the status of serfs.

On the fate of those named Gregory, take note -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_V_of_Constantinople

sheikh radlinrol · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 1222 Location: Spain

Hod
Can I vote I vote in your poll? At the moment I have 11 consecutive years of foreign residence (in an EU country). I´m not sure if I´m of sound mind but have never been treated. Since the poll is official I don´t want to take risks.

Hod · Joined: 28 Apr 2003 Posts: 1613 Location: Home

It's good to ask first. Are you a UK, Irish or commonwealth citizen. If yes, vote.

It's not that I've anything against North Americans, but they make up a huge percentage of this site's membership and would invalidate the poll. Some lazy journalist will see this thread and next thing we'll have the headline 74% OF TEACHERS WANT OUT. So please play nicely. I already had to remove one vote from an ineligible and unnamed member.

currentaffairs · Joined: 22 Aug 2012 Posts: 828

I voted to leave but I am really 50/50. The pitch from the pro-EU campaign focuses too much on the crazy consequences that would happen if we did pull out, but in reality I am sure everything would be smoothed over, especially in the two-year grace period.

gregory999 · Joined: 29 Jul 2015 Posts: 372 Location: 999

adventious · Joined: 23 Nov 2015 Posts: 237 Location: In the wide

gregory999 · Joined: 29 Jul 2015 Posts: 372 Location: 999

What are you talking about? Metaphysics?

sheikh radlinrol · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 1222 Location: Spain

wangdaning · Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 3154

I guess the whole EU should be able to vote. Isn't that the point?

Hod · Joined: 28 Apr 2003 Posts: 1613 Location: Home

That obviously isn't in the rules or the rest of the EU would've insisted on it. Then you'd have a foregone conclusion, i.e. UK stays in. Why would any of them be daft enough to risk losing the EU's 2nd biggest economy?

No, we need to decide this ourselves.

I'll even try and remember something some politician('s speechwriters) said last week:

"This isn't a general election. If you don't like the ruling party, you can vote them out after five years. This is more serious and long term."

So if leaving the EU turns into the mother of all nightmares whilst Boris enjoys retirement on his yacht off the Maldives, who you gonna blame? Look in the mirror (not that one).