BRITAIN VOTES – AT 9:33 A.M. ET:  Britain votes today on whether to remain in the European Union, or leave, and maintain British culture and independence.  The "remain" side, backed by the EU's vast bureaucracy, waged an ugly scare campaign, designed to intimidate voters into thinking their jobs would disappear if Britain left the EU.  Last-minute polls show "remain" leading by as much as ten points, but with many voters undecided.  From the Daily Mail:

Millions of Britons have defied the wet weather to queue in torrential rain and even wade through deep water to vote in today's historic EU referendum as a final poll revealed the result is on a knife edge.

Several polling stations were closed in London because of floods as Britain was finally having its say on whether to stay in the EU or cut our ties with Brussels after a gruelling 10-week campaign.
Thundery showers caused chaos across London and the south of England overnight and could potentially push the result towards a Brexit because polling data is clear that Leave voters are less likely to be put off by the bad weather than Remain voters.

Today long queues snaked down the road from many polling stations as voters rushed to have their say when the polls opened at 7am,

David Cameron voted in Westminster with his wife Samantha this morning with the final EU referendum polls making the contest too close to call.

An exclusive survey for the Daily Mail and ITV News, gave the Remain camp a lead of six points, by 48 per cent to 42 per cent – but 11 per cent of electors said they were still undecided.

The In camp are ahead of Leave by 52 per cent to 48 per cent, according to an Ipsos Mori survey for the Evening Standard this afternoon. To add further uncertainty to the outcome, 12 per cent of those polled said they could switch sides as they head for the polling booth.

But according to an online poll by Populus the Remain campaign is at 55 per cent compared to Leave on 45 per cent.

Today's EU vote is a historic day for Britain because it is only the third nationwide referendum ever to take place in the UK. A record 46.5million are registered to vote.

COMMENT:  The heavy rains may help the "leave" side because the "leave" people seem more passionate, more likely to come out in terrible weather.

In an unprecedented act, President Obama literally threatened Britain that if it left the European Union, Britain would go to the back of the line in trade deals.  It's not true, but Barack Obama and "truth" are not terms usually found in the same sentence.

Even if Britain votes to remain, the "leave" campaign may have sparked other independence movements throughout Europe, as more and more citizens realize they're losing their independence and cultures to a faceless, largely leftist bureaucracy in Brussels.  Look for other "leave" movements to form.

June 23,  2016