Basically:
the UK parliament (in whom the sovereignty of the UK lies) says “We agree to Boris’ deal that he has agreed with the EU”
But it also said “we don’t agree with the timeline of 31 October, we need more time to go over the minutae and ensure that we agree with all the preparations”
To which Boris said “Ok, I’m happy with one, but I threaten to not delay and give you a no deal”
The problem with this is that the ones’ voting against him also include those who want no-deal.
I think alternatives are:
1. he gets his deal approved in detail by 31.Oct
2. he requests a short extension to get everything in order by say Christmas
3. he goes for no deal
4. he requests an extension but gets one until January 31 2020 in which case the UK needs to implement anti-money-laundering laws and a lot of the Brexit backers have to declare assets to the UK government, so a windfall for the UK (billions of pounds)
> To which Boris said “Ok, I’m happy with one, but I threaten to not delay and give you a no deal”
Say what?
> 4. he requests an extension but gets one until January 31 2020 in which case the UK needs to implement anti-money-laundering laws and a lot of the Brexit backers have to declare assets to the UK government, so a windfall for the UK (billions of pounds)
Say what?
5. Boris sues the EU in EU court for granting the extension
6. Boris files a writ of mandamus in EU court to compel the EU to ignore the parliament extension request as illegitimate without his signature and without his support, that is, void of “meaningful progress” for which the EU previously obligated itself to wait and on which to predicate the granting of an extension.
i will be visiting some asian british expat bars soon. i wonder if i will lose any teeth by speaking up. my unofficial sense last time was that british expats are mostly from london and tend to favor bremain. well, maybe i will not speak up, and keep my teeth lol.