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Re:Could the Scottish Parliament Stop the UK from Leaving th... by vkou on Monday June 27, 2016 @06:01AM (#11985136)
The public isn't ever asked to vote on wars, trade deals, etc. When it is asked to shoot itself in the foot with a non-binding referendum, overturning it would be no different.

In a representative democracy, all you vote for is your representative. The rest is politics.

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Re:Could the Scottish Parliament Stop the UK from Leaving th... by arethuza on Monday June 27, 2016 @07:30AM (#11985477)
Exactly, if we had a consultative democracy we'd probably have the death penalty!
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Re:Could the Scottish Parliament Stop the UK from Leaving th... by dTal on Monday June 27, 2016 @03:08PM (#11988615)
You may want to lower your voice. If there's one thing this referendum has (re)demonstrated it's that things can go from wingnut to oh-my-god-its-happening frighteningly quickly.
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