weaviemx5
Outstanding Member
Firstly you made the suggestion that the veto isn’t required as the backstop is in effect immediately. The point is that it isn’t there at all anymore. The EU had no veto rights if NI decides they no longer want this. That is a major shift.
Happy is also a loaded word. It’s a comprise, it wasn’t a desire. What I’m happy about is that it resolves a deadlock situation. And not only that but that it also shifts the balance of power away from the EU. It’s not perfect but it is good.
Personally I think every four years is too long.
The Backstop, in its original fallback guise, isn’t there at all because it’s implemented from day one. I agree that the EU veto has been removed, and that’s clearly seen as a good thing, but the how and why also must be highlighted.
I used the term “happy” in response to the various posters here commending Johnson on his great new deal, suggesting that they are happy with it. I agree that a 4 yearly vote in Storemont is too long as well, which was why I suggested it’s kicking the can down the road for Johnson as it, in theory, no longer becomes his problem.
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