On the Objections to the Second Referendum

I addressed the issue of the ballot question in my last post. Here are the other objections to the second referendum, and my responses:

1. IT CAN’T BE DONE BY THE MARCH 29 DEADLINE. But the EU has already said that there is no legal obstacle to an extension.
2. IGNORING THE WILL OF THE VOTERS IS UNDEMOCRATIC. Why would the outcome of a second referendum, this one with the stakes much clearer, be less “democratic” than living with the results of the first one?
3. A SECOND REFERENDUM WOULD DIVIDE THE COUNTRY. Sure, and it’s totally united today. What the government actually means by this is that the advocates of remaining will cause less trouble if they are disappointed than the Brexiteers. That is no basis for making policy.