10-29-2019, 09:15 PM
(10-29-2019, 08:42 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Can my friends more understanding of this situation explain this to me so I can know if I like it or not:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/uk-prime-minister-push-election-084002393.html
Tl;dr version: Johnson put forth a bill that passed calling for an early election that is gambling he will gain a majority in Parliament (which he does not currently have). The idea is that with this they can pass their Brexit deal. That's really the most important part.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR