I believe that the EU would be knowingly and willingly committing a crime/theft if the EU votes to “cash an unsigned check” clearly written under duress.
If the UK paraliment believe THEY have check writing authority they CAN sign their own letter to EU —- agreed?
If he vote count that resulted in the PM being forced letter to EU was 322 to 316. Hardly a super majority that would be required to override a Presidential VETO under US law. This is precisely the reason the VETO authority exists and deference given to the executive branch in matter of simple majority. A VETO override SHOULD require 2/3 vote in order to not have your President/PM look like an idiot puppet on the world stage and undermine their credibility and authority during negotiations with foreign governments.
Boris sent an official request as the Prime Minister of England and Wales.
If he then turns around and says “I sent it but I didn’t send it”, he further devalues the leadership of the UK.
The British parliament have, as per the Benn act, the authority to tell the PM to send a letter requesting an extension.
If he’s not going to be man enough and plays a schoolboy trick, then there are still 10 days for them to force him to sign a letter and send it.
Either way, that’s the UK’s problem.
The EU has until late evening 31 October to agree or disagree to a request for extension (and the UK has until 31 to ask for one). So the entire kabuki theatre is nothing more than a peevish schoolboy prank
Actually that wasn't the vote.
The vote count that forces the PM to send an extension letter is the Benn Act - i.e. the (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019, of 9th September 2019
The Benn Act was passed by 327 to 299 votes - i.e. 52% :) the same slim majority as in the advisory, non-binding referendum
Hardly a super majority that would be required to override a Presidential VETO under US law.
You DO realize this isn't the USA, right? And the UK isn't under US law
The UK has 3 separate legal systems: the English-Welsh legal system, the Scottish legal system and the Northern Irish legal system
A lot of the noise on FR is because folks don't seem to realize there is a difference between the political systems in Merry Ole England and in the USA