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It looks like a situation that is incapable of a solution. And I cannot imagine that holding a second referendum would solve everything, although I get the feeling that some people are of the opinion that this would be the way to placate everyone.
If the will of the voters doesn't count for anything, there's hardly any point to kicking the decision of what to do back to them.
The obvious costs and problems of BREXIT were not obvious when then people voted but now are. So the situation has changed sufficiently to warrant a clarification of the peoples will in a second referendum. It is that or delivering something they may not have in reality asked for.
If people vote against BREXIT then the situation is resolved and with the peoples consent. If we move forward with Brexit then it is with clear understanding that it will cost us in the short term but that the goal is worth it.
But actually in Britain it is parliament that is sovereign and referendums are not the norm. If the people do not like Parliament then they have the opportunity to vote them out but parliament makes the decisions on their behalf. So with or without a referendum parliament has the right to stop BREXIT if it thinks it will harm the common good. That is called good governance.
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