Respectfully disagree 1% of the population answering a public consultation by the EU is low. On the contrary, it strikes me as fairly large. It wasn't a widely

Respectfully disagree 1% of the population answering a public consultation by the EU is low. On the contrary, it strikes me as fairly large. It wasn't a widely advertised referendum where everyone was asked for their opinion. It was a consultation that got picked up by a few media outlets (and HN if memory serves me well). Public interest was high enough that millions took note and answered. Plus, it's the EU - which nobody ever hears about in my neck of the woods. Most of the time, nobody hears about these consultations [0] except the small circle of interest groups that lobby EU institutions. Much like on Capital Hill across the pond, their input, rather than that of the general public, is what makes or breaks legislation. In that context, getting 4.6M answers from the general public is a reasonable argument in favor. [0] https://ec.europa.eu/info/consultations_en https://ec.europa.eu/info/consultations_en