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>Especially because of the absolute outrage that follows when anyone suggests any revisions after "the people have spoken." If you're referring to Brexit, this
by crdoconnor 9y ago
>Especially because of the absolute outrage that follows when anyone suggests any revisions after "the people have spoken."
If you're referring to Brexit, this "absolute outrage" is mostly generated from the not-very-democratic billionaire owned media that probably would be reined in by a more directly democratic system.
- notahacker 9y agoI don't see any lack of outrage in grassroots blogs either. What it reveals is that (i) the public is very willing to believe in politicians' mendacity, and thus [depending on electoral system] the threat to politicians for repeatedly refusing to ratify amendments in the public interest is not nonexistent and (ii) turning a process of legislative change into a stage of a campaign for public assent makes politicians supporting it less accountable for its dubious implications and less willing to compromise on the detail.