If there was an abdication of responsibility, it was from those who forgot that when people
propose a change to the status quo, especially a fundamental constitutional change, the emphasis rests with them to make their argument.
It is the EU that has a final veto over any policy proposed by the UK or Scotland; indeed, each of the remaining 27 member states (and even subordinate parliaments like the parliament of Wallonia) can block
proposed changes to the status quo, and the status quo once Article 50 is triggered next week is a fixed negotiating period, which ends in 2019.
Not exact matches
When you are building awareness about why a
status quo needs
to be disrupted, you will have adversaries who feel threatened by the
change you are
proposing.
And finally, I'd like
to propose to the Government that unless the original indigenous people of Australia are actively involved in the political, socio - economic and legal life of Australia the
status quo will not
change, and if the Government is thinking about
changing the injustices within the country then they have
to include Australians in the decision - making process, their indigenous Australians in the decision - making processes.