News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Over one million people sign UK petition for second EU referendum. Parent comment

Re:Over one million people sign UK petition for second EU re... by dragonwriter on Saturday June 25, 2016 @09:42AM (#11976283)
Democracy works however the people subject to it decide it works. To the extent that's not true, it's not democracy at all.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Over one million people sign UK petition for second EU re... by perlgeek on Saturday June 25, 2016 @10:28AM (#11976408)
That is true, but not very enlightening as such.

The petition is signed by fewer folks than those that voted to remain in the EU, so it could "just" be a fraction of those that already voted calling for a second referendum. That's not the same as the people collectively deciding something different than before.

[ Parent | on HN ]