> just look at Switzerland You are right that Switzerland has a long history of direct democracy. But the reason it works at all is that people vote whether to

> just look at Switzerland You are right that Switzerland has a long history of direct democracy. But the reason it works at all is that people vote whether to accept specific proposals that have already been drawn up. This was the biggest flaw in the Brexit referendum. As formulated, it was way too woolly and covered a wide range of possible plans. At which point, some rabid Brexiteer chimes in and says "No, Brexit was very clearly defined as ... ", and then proceeds to reel off their pet opinions-as-facts. QED.