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I have heard this line of reasoning a lot, also in Dutch politics, but I disagree with it. General elections are too broad to pick any issue and simply state th
by mvdwoord 9y ago
I have heard this line of reasoning a lot, also in Dutch politics, but I disagree with it. General elections are too broad to pick any issue and simply state that the votes on the parties that hold a certain position on that issue are representative of the voters' position.
If you want to know about x, hold a referendum on x, not a general election on the whole alphabet.
- narag 9y agoExcept it was them who stated it would be a referendum by other name.
- gonvaled 9y agoBecause the central government refuses to allow for a real referendum. But tell me, how do I vote for "yes" independence if, say, I only agree with the political program of the socialist party, not part of the "yes" coalition? Parliamentary elections are one thing, referendums another.
- narag 9y agoBecause the central government refuses to allow for a real referendum. This is tiresome. Central government has not the power to refuse or allow a referendum to decide to commit a crime. Exactly the same as police has not the power to declare drugs legal. Please, if you really really want to have a rational conversation, stop parroting politicians' excuses. There are the basics, like "sensible people doesn't riot and attack police for a marginally relevant tax complaint or alledged cultural peculiarity" and if you can understand that this is the foundation, you should consider the possibility that someone is fooling you.
- gonvaled 9y agoPlease stop playing semantics: the central government has the power to trigger a Constitution change to allow for referendums. So far it has refused. It has the power to send police to stop voting in a non-legal referendum, and it has done exactly so.