Brexit

[JRPGfan]

NightlyPoe said:

Bofferbrauer2 said:

Removing the Backstop would automatically lead to a hard border in Ireland anyway. The Backstop was the British solution to avoid a hard border there, so removing it without replacing it with something else doesn't solve the problem at all, it ensures the problem.

That's simply incorrect.  The backstop doesn't come into effect until 2021 at the earliest in the case of future negotiations faltering.  Strip it out of May's deal and nothing changes in the immediate future while the two sides continue negotiating the broader agreement during the transition period.

There's no "automatic" hard border.  Neither side even wants a hard border.  And all Britain is asking for is an expiration date on the backstop so they won't be permanently entangled.  In the end, that's a bare minimum for a country to demand in any negotiations.  It's basic sovereignty.

The backstop is ONLY incase the UK doesnt get a solution done for the borders.
Once a solution is made viable, it wont be in effect anymore.

So the backstop is a "incase the UK screws up, this thing goes into effect until they fix it" type of solution that the EU requires.
Why would there need to be a "deadline" on such a thing? Just dont mess up in the first place and it ll never really be a issue.

Its like the UK wont accept a deal, where the EU goes "if you cant do as you promis, we ll have to take action".
Just keep your promises? Its basically a non issue, if the UK wasnt run by monkeys.

However why should the EU just blindly trust the UK?
Look at the mess they are makeing of brexit, they seem boarderline incompetent.