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It was explicitly a non-binding referendum. You can't change the question after people vote.
by cperciva 10y ago
It was explicitly a non-binding referendum. You can't change the question after people vote.
- Silhouette 10y agoIf it had been explicitly a non-binding referendum, we wouldn't be in this mess. The problem was that the actual wording of the law that was passed wasn't explicit either way.
- Arnt 10y agoYou can change it before they vote, by telling the voters that this election is a serious matter and their vote matters greatly. In that case the law doesn't force you, but your own statements require you to. Would you say that the British political parties told the voters that the brexit referendum would decide the nation's future? Or did they say "we'd like to hear your advice and then we'll consider the matter"?
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