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Children can sign anti-Brexit petition

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CrushedVelvet · 22/03/2019 09:47

Those of you with children who feel strongly anti-Brexit may be interested to know that they may be allowed to sign the anti-Brexit petition that is currently going viral.

The rules state that you have to be a UK citizen or resident. You also have to have your own e-mail address, as obviously they want to ensure that individual people don't sign multiple times.

As this is a petition, not an official vote, you do NOT have to be on the electoral register. This means that children wishing to express their own views may sign - as may non-resident citizens and non-citizen residents.

According to the BBC, Andrea Leadsom said: "Should it reach 17.4 million respondents then I am sure there will be a very clear case for taking action" [see www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47652071].

It is currently at over 2.6million.

I only realized that children could sign after my 11 year-old expressed anger and frustration that he could not sign. This prompted me to double-check the rules and discover that in fact he could, which he did with great enthusiasm this morning.

The link to sign the petition is:

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/241584

Personally, I feel that the country should pause at this point and have a proper second referendum in case the prevailing view has changed in the past 3 years. Most people have a lot clearer idea of what Brexit entails now than they did in 2016. For example, I don't recall any mention of the Irish border issue then. I do remember prominent claims about all the extra money Brexit would bring to the UK, which have since been revealed to be blatant lies. Instead we face a damaged economy and trouble staffing the NHS.

If you or your friends/family are eligible and feel strongly about this, please sign the petition! Thank you.

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DioneTheDiabolist · 22/03/2019 22:44

At 1.39am today, this:
Only if those people signing it are on the electoral register and of voting age. Unless you are going to run it on that basis i wouldnt expect it to carry much weight. was your reason to discount the petition. You didn't need this thread.

time4chocolate · 22/03/2019 23:14

At 1.39am today, this:
Only if those people signing it are on the electoral register and of voting age. Unless you are going to run it on that basis i wouldnt expect it to carry much weight. was your reason to discount the petition. You didn't need this thread.

Oooh my first stalker👀
Blimey I had a late night last night!

Dione if your aim is to hopefully overturn the result of a referendum then you use the same principles of electoral eligibility for this petition as I said above on the other thread, it’s just basic common sense is it not? Otherwise it’s carries little weight in trying to achieve its aiim.

Then low and behold we have this current thread pop up this morning which just then reaffirms exactly why I said what I said. I haven’t discounted it at all, you have managed to do it yourselves.

PickwickThePlockingDodo · 22/03/2019 23:22

So do you disregard all petitions on that site for the same reason?
Or just those you disagree with?

Says the remainers who have disregarded the result of the referendum because they disagreed with it.....oh the irony 😆

DioneTheDiabolist · 23/03/2019 00:05

Sorry, you'll have to wait a wee bit longer for your 1st stalker time. I read the thread last night and again this morning and remembered seeing you on it.

if your aim is to hopefully overturn the result of a referendum then you use the same principles of electoral eligibility for this petition as I said above on the other thread, it’s just basic common sense is it not?
No. This petition could never overturn the results of the referendum. It's aim was to have a debate about revoking A50 in parliament. It has certainly achieved that.Grin You are right though, you haven't discounted the petition at all, you have just come across as somewhat rattled by its success.

time4chocolate · 23/03/2019 00:16

You are right though, you haven't discounted the petition at all, you have just come across as somewhat rattled by its success.

😂😂😂I'm really not, Ive just got some spare time on my hands. Anyway, I wish you the best of luck with your petition. I'll be sure to let you know next week whether mine has been successful😉.

DioneTheDiabolist · 23/03/2019 00:25

I assume you are referring to the referendum result time. What Leave would you consider successful?

gluteustothemaximus · 23/03/2019 00:33

Bloody ridiculous. Remainers scraping the bottom of the barrel to get their own way!

Yes. That's what it is. We're not devastated for our country, our economy, our EU citizens and all that comes with crashing out with a no deal. We're just trying to get our own way Hmm

time4chocolate · 23/03/2019 00:43

I assume you are referring to the referendum result time. What Leave would you consider successful?

Oooh you should never assume, it's not actually.
What leave would I consider successful, hhhmmmm right at this moment in time I'd call it a success if it actually happens😀, I'm a glass half full person so I'm keeping the faith.

BlueJag · 23/03/2019 00:49

Great then the'll get cats and dogs to sign too. Ridiculous to ask children.

DioneTheDiabolist · 23/03/2019 00:53

Oh I didn't know you had signed a petition too time. Do you have a link?

time4chocolate · 23/03/2019 01:06

Dione I knew you'd ask that! No, I'm not linking. I'm not a fan of online petitions but had a moment of weakness.

DioneTheDiabolist · 23/03/2019 01:26

I had a funny feeling you wouldn't.

time4chocolate · 23/03/2019 01:40

Did you really!

time4chocolate · 23/03/2019 01:43

Anyhow, this is all about your petition not mine so I’m derailing. Maybe I’ll start my own shiny new thread 😁.

mellongoose · 23/03/2019 06:39

I hope that you realise what the aim of all these petitions is. If they reach a certain number, 100,000 I believe, The subject will be debated in parliament. That's it Hmm

Quartz2208 · 23/03/2019 08:19

Time it interesting you say about it not having checks or balances and not really tell you anything or being legally binding because actually that sums up the whole problem with the referendum in the first place and is exactly why we are in this mess

Yes 17.4 million people voted to leave but no one has actually come up with or ch3cked what that means. So many different reasons for leaving so many different ways to go. Yes the majority who voted want to leave but leave how.
I cannot believe 17.4 m all wanted no deal (if they got what it means). The far right yes I can see they want it but the rest of course they don’t
And that’s the issue the referendum n3ver bothered to ask so no one knows exactly what the majority want. Or indeed if even leaving the EU will actually solve it.

And given our biggest problem appears to be the incompetent set of MPs we have on in each side and their self serving nature staying/leaving is not going to change that

dreichuplands · 23/03/2019 12:10

People do know that you can live overseas and still vote in UK elections? I have signed this petition from the states, I am also a registered overseas voter and will be voting when the next GE is held.

Rainbunny · 23/03/2019 13:02

I don't know if it's already been mentioned but British citizens living abroad can sign the petition as well. I've already put out the word to my overseas Brit friends on facebook.

PickwickThePlockingDodo · 23/03/2019 16:13

If they reach a certain number, 100,000 I believe, The subject will be debated in parliament. That's it 

Just what we need, more bloody debating about Brexit in parliament 😂

IdaBWells · 23/03/2019 16:40

I was coming on to ask that very question. My kids are 18, 15 and 12. Although I realize that my eldest can definitely sign.

DioneTheDiabolist · 23/03/2019 16:42

Maybe you're right Pickwick, maybe A People's Vote is the only way.

Millyonthe · 25/03/2019 11:39

I wonder how many of the signatories are the children of primary signatories? It's good to get kids involved in big issues but it makes a mockery of the petition.

Mistigri · 25/03/2019 11:54

My teenagers have signed. I think there's an issue of informed consent for very young children though.

InMySpareTime · 25/03/2019 14:42

My teenagers signed because they feel disenfranchised by the whole Brexit process, and that their future is jeopardised by a question asked 3 years ago, with a promise that was undeliverable.
They are well informed and erudite, they signed the petition without coercion, and are encouraging their peers and teachers at college to sign too.

Strawbyog · 25/03/2019 14:55

My kids have signed. They are primary school aged, and are intelligent and well-informed young people, over half of whose family members live abroad in EU countries. Petitions (like marches and letters written to complain or raise awareness of an issue) are means of communicating. It's ridiculous to say that this should only be done by over 18s. I am proud to have engaged, interested and articulate children who care about the world we live in.