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All very good points. I also think it’s crazy that the UK would even hold a referendum with a 50% threshold on such a key aspect of the country. Try make a cha
by yardstick 6y ago
All very good points.
I also think it’s crazy that the UK would even hold a referendum with a 50% threshold on such a key aspect of the country. Try make a change to the American constitution and you’re looking at 66% support in both houses and 66% of the states backing it. That is the right way to do it IMO for such fundamental changes.
- aembleton 6y agoIt wasn't a binding referendum. Parliament could have not voted to go ahead with leaving the eu.
- pjc50 6y agoIndeed. The binding vote was the elections afterwards, in which less than 40% of the public voted Tory, giving them absolute power of decision.
- thinkingemote 6y agoI thought it was less than 40% of those who voted, not the entire population but even less. Also a call to proportional voting would have lead to dozens of ukip and a few BNP members of parliament in the past, so it's not always a good thing even if it gives more seats to more deserving parties like Green.
- pjc50 6y agoFrankly, the deserve a few seats, rather than hovering at the edge of flipping the Tory party. Every time they had an actual MP he flamed out spectacularly.
- votepaunchy 6y agoI certainly agree that a higher threshold is warranted for such monumental changes. Constitutional amendments require ratification by 3/4 of the states.