Petition to "Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible" hit 100k signatures
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In some countries a specific number triggers a vote, I don't think that exists in the UK though?
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Would the EU members let the UK join?
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Yeah, why not, there is a standard way to join, they need to fulfill criteria and they're in
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How would you negotiate around UK's exceptionalism interfering with the work of EU institutions? Last time they got all the opt outs to unblock progress for everyone else.
The compromise here would be the UK joining the EEA on the same terms as Norway, and see if Brits are willing to actually follow the rules for at least a decade before they got a vote on them again.
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It could be the entire population it'll just go in the bin like all of these
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No discounts this time. Obviously.
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Fair point.
I also think they should have to scrap the pound, to really integrate with the EU and to minimise the risk of another brexit. But you are right, baby steps!
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It does https://petition.parliament.uk/
10,000 prompts a government response
100,000 prompts a debate in parliament
Eheran could have just taken 2 seconds to look at the conditions of petitions in the UK instead of being dismissive
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Yes, the EU has always been open to UK rejoining.
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Can Colorado join? The union we’re in now is in shambles.
