Rejected petition Parliament failed to protect us by not requiring clear majority in EU vote

In the recent referendum 37% of the UK electorate voted to leave the EU, causing turmoil and hardship for 65 million people living in the UK. For such a huge constitutional change, a clear majority should have been demanded by parliament. Parliament has failed in it's duty to protect UK citizens

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Date submitted 26 June 2016
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