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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#127577: Jun 23rd 2016 at 3:09:23 PM

March 2017.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#127578: Jun 23rd 2016 at 3:17:53 PM

"Though Verity Baptist Church’s lease with Harsch Investment Properties doesn’t end until March 31, 2017, the company has asked the church to move immediately without any penalty for breaking the lease agreement, the company said in a statement." (Emphasis mine).

They also made a point of mentioning "like all tenants, their occupancy rights are protected by their leases" meaning they know they can't actually enforce it if the church refuses.

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#127579: Jun 23rd 2016 at 3:27:22 PM

Yeah they've asked them to leave, the only order is that they're not going to renew the tenancy agreement.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#127580: Jun 23rd 2016 at 3:36:10 PM

Apparently they own adjacent properties though, so they could allow protesters there and try to drive them out.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Nettacki Since: Jan, 2010
#127582: Jun 23rd 2016 at 5:44:40 PM

Someone charted one of Donald Trump's speeches to Rock Band for the lolz:

TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#127583: Jun 23rd 2016 at 5:57:25 PM

[up][up]Cinnamon Roll Revolution! It does have a ring to it!

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Lightysnake Since: May, 2010
#127584: Jun 23rd 2016 at 8:59:26 PM

I must admit to some worry as to how the Brexit vote will affect things here..

tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#127585: Jun 23rd 2016 at 9:04:08 PM

[up] Texas secessionists are hoping it will bolster their cause.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#127586: Jun 23rd 2016 at 9:06:31 PM

[up]These people are also delusional.

Unless Trump's numbers get any better I wouldn't start worrying about ignorant populists fucking up the US (any more) the way they did to the UK tonight.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#127588: Jun 23rd 2016 at 9:07:42 PM

So it's official then? Cameron's gonna have to toss the referendum out and deal with a bunch of ultranationalist insurgents?

Oh really when?
AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#127589: Jun 23rd 2016 at 9:08:21 PM

[up][up][up]Yeah, but I doubt anyone's going to promise a referendum on the issue here, plus the United States is not the same sort or organization that the EU is. Britain leaving the EU isn't secession. And the actual number of secessionists in the country (even in Texas) appears to be very small. They just are very vocal.

edited 23rd Jun '16 9:08:48 PM by AceofSpades

desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Hooded Crow
#127590: Jun 23rd 2016 at 9:08:54 PM

It's not official till in about two hours, but a Remain win, to quote Ramdiel, would be "the Dewey Defeats Truman of the 21st century".

On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.
megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#127591: Jun 23rd 2016 at 9:13:04 PM

[up][up]x Plus Texas v. White and that whole Civil War thing.

The damned queen and the relentless knight.
AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#127592: Jun 23rd 2016 at 9:30:23 PM

Well one of my friends from the UK says that the referendum might lead to Trump winning the election, so now I'm paranoid.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#127593: Jun 23rd 2016 at 9:32:55 PM

There's still 4 1/2 months, not 4 1/2 days. Though, yes, Clinton's campaign better be paying attention to this.

The damned queen and the relentless knight.
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#127594: Jun 23rd 2016 at 9:33:08 PM

Like I said in the UK (soon to be minus Scotland) thread; the Leave vote isn't going to magically boost Trump's numbers. Unless the economy crashes and people blame Obama for it, Trump won't benefit from it much.

Besides, his supporters are so nativist that they probably don't care about what happens beyond America's borders if it doesn't involve terrorism or Mexicans.

And the UK isn't leaving the EU right away, that will take time. The economic fallout will not be immediate.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#127595: Jun 23rd 2016 at 9:33:23 PM

[up][up][up]I very much doubt that. How many Americans give a fuck what Great Britain is doing? Especially in the group of likely Trump voters?

edited 23rd Jun '16 9:33:45 PM by AceofSpades

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#127596: Jun 23rd 2016 at 9:34:05 PM

It'll take them a while to leave? Why is that?

[up]

Something to do with an economic downturn.

edited 23rd Jun '16 9:34:39 PM by AdricDePsycho

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#127597: Jun 23rd 2016 at 9:35:00 PM

Because the EU is a whole bunch of signed agreement and deals and leaving was always designed to be a process. No country can just immediately cut ties with countries that took decades to create.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#127598: Jun 23rd 2016 at 9:36:12 PM

Yeah, there is a formal process to exit the EU. The UK probably won't leave before the US election.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#127599: Jun 23rd 2016 at 9:36:14 PM

Fair enough. The British politics thread is freaking out over it (can't say I blame them).

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#127600: Jun 23rd 2016 at 9:36:45 PM

Article 50 spells out how a member state could leave - among the things is a required negotiating period of minimum 2 years.

The damned queen and the relentless knight.

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