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Having people vote again and again until you get the result you want is like ignoring the vote.

• chc 8y ago
  First of all, two votes is not "again and again" in any sense of the phrase. I take your point, but nobody is suggesting referendums without end. Second of all, bringing something up for a vote more that once is not like ignoring the vote. Rejected proposals are very often brought back up, maybe with some retooling, maybe just in hopes that the passage of time has made them more palatable. For example, Quebec voted on its equivalent of Brexit twice, and though it was a bit of a joke, it wasn't generally viewed as shady. It is possible to use additional referendums as a stalling tactic, and if you kept doing it forever, you would effectively be ignoring the vote. But again, nobody is suggesting that. Putting it up for another vote now that the public has more information would literally just be democracy.
  • altern8 8y ago
    > I take your point, but nobody is suggesting referendums without end. Of course not, just until people vote remain!