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Thread #166855   Message #4016761
Posted By: Iains
02-Nov-19 - 03:52 AM
Thread Name: BS:Order! Order! - UK Speaker John Bercow bows out
Subject: RE: BS:Order! Order! - UK Speaker John Bercow bows out
It was the deputy speaker disallowed the amendments to allow 16 year old and EU nationals to vote. Do you seriously think Bercow would have done the same?
It is also necessary to point out that EU legislation permits For EU citizens the right to vote and to stand as candidate in European Parliament and municipal elections when you live in another EU country.
This does not give the right to vote in national elections.As I pointed out earlier to give such voting rights to resident EU nationls would confer on them greater voting rights than EU nationals.
The 5 year fixed term was introduced to stop the minority member of the former coalition government from being double crossed. It should have been time limited because it reduced parliament to a mere talking shop. I cannot see any benefit in that!
There would be far less dispute on this forum if facts posted were accurate.