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Re:Could the Scottish Parliament Stop the UK from Leaving th... by hmmdiggy on Monday June 27, 2016 @05:52AM (#11985101)
This is also my opinion, but for those downvoting/greying this comment could you elaborate why you disagree?
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Re:Could the Scottish Parliament Stop the UK from Leaving th... by learnstats2 on Monday June 27, 2016 @06:02AM (#11985142)
I believe democracy is about following the will of the people.

As such, there are several levels I object to this comment, in particular that we have fair reason to believe the will of the people might have changed in recent days.

Stubbornly following the result of a majority vote is majoritarianism, not democracy.

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Re:Could the Scottish Parliament Stop the UK from Leaving th... by samdoidge on Monday June 27, 2016 @06:36AM (#11985275)
Stubbornly following the result of a majority vote is majoritarianism, not democracy.

Nonsense. In the case of an A/B referendum, following the majority vote is democracy.

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