Brexit and power to the people

So, you're not keen on him then Tegan

I think he would consider himself too dapper to do the I'm A Celebrity thing.

I find it very odd that the public should be asked to pay towards the court case!

You don't have to if you don't want to, Ana. Somehow I don't think you will.

And now Holyrood might join in!

'Nichola Sturgeon says that Holyrood could join businesswoman Gina Miller and hair dresser Deir Dos Santos as "participants in that case" when it goes to the Supreme Court in early December.'

There are a number of people with at least 3 QCs representing them. One QC represents a crowd of people who have clubbed together to fight the case.

That's the one that is asking for crowd-funding.
I think some people would get upset if it was funded through public money.

What do you mean, whitewave? I thought the two people named had brought the case to Court. Surely they didn't need three QCs.

Three QCs are not many people to save democracy.

ukhumanrightsblog.com/2016/11/03/parliament-prevails/

Even Oliver Cromwell quoted on this.

Do you know what QCs cost? You need the very best you can afford, especially in a case like this where the government will pay whatever it takes.

Note the crowd fund is over halfway; it rose by about 2 grand in 20 minutes or so...

Yes, I do know how much QC's charge, which is why I was surprised how low the total aimed for was.

Perhaps they're doing some of the work pro bono.

Hmm...you think? Always that possibility of course, especially if they've managed to secure the services of an ardent Remain voter.

3QCs 2 representing individuals and 1 representing a large group who clubbed together to fund a QC

If you read the transcript of the various arguments you will understand very quickly that politics has absolutely nothing to do with the argument, but it has everything to do with constitutional law.

Politics is transistory and fleeting but the law will last perhaps for generations.

The tax payer will pick up the tab for the government where money is no object, but those who are defending the individual and their rights are funding it themselves. I think we should be eternally grateful for these people and their stand for the British Constitution, their understanding that the Royal Perogative is being exploited in order to support a group of people who are keen to shut down debate and push through an idea without any recourse to representative democratic s which is the British way of doing politics.

The British Constitution is to be found in the miriad laws past over the previous centuries, and this is one of the most important and interesting cases addressing the rights of the individual for centuries.

are you rose? ;)

the 'public' is given the choice to pay - it is entirely a choice - I'll personally be very happy to pay my bit.

Am I what?

... keen on him ?

Crowdjustice is the way that ordinary people can get justice now that most legal aid has disappeared.
I think it's an excellent way for people without resources to be heard in court.

38 degrees have been crowdsourcing ideas on Brexit.
So far over 8 million people have given their ideas. That's nearly 25% of the number who voted.

Results so far are here.

diybrexit.38degrees.org.uk/

Most people seem to be concerned about the effect on the NHS.

You can still have your say on it if you haven't already.

Excellent link! That's real democracy. I wonder why the government didn't start it .

Well Brexit supporters must be very pleased that our judges and our law have forced Theresa May to respect our elected Parliament.

Brexiters accuse the EU of being an unaccountable dictatorship and here is a good example of the kind of British sovereignty that Brexiters crave.

If TM decides to appeal and loses she could always take it to the European Court of Justice.