What frustrates me is the low threshold required for the original vote. 50%. You can't change the US constitution without 2/3rds majority. Of all the things wro

What frustrates me is the low threshold required for the original vote. 50%. You can't change the US constitution without 2/3rds majority. Of all the things wrong with US politics, this is one thing they got right. There's also criticism of a second vote as undermining the will of the people (by running as many votes as required to get the outcome desired by the govt). Well, my thoughts on that are: If it's such a contentious issue that the general populous is itself lacks overwhelming commitment to the proposal, then maybe it's not such a good idea in the first place. It's too fundamental of an issue. (I intended to vote leave as a protest vote against the EU, but ultimately voted remain when the polls showed it too close for comfort. I'm not entirely happy with how the EU operates, but would prefer we worked within the EU to address the issues)