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Re:Vons, Pavilions to Replace Drivers with Independent Contr... by slg on Monday January 04, 2021 @11:12PM (#25642008)
Because the 7/8 majority is nothing but lip service to being flexible. It is designed to be used the exact way you are doing now in debates like this. A majority that high is not feasible to actually be implemented.
Re:Vons, Pavilions to Replace Drivers with Independent Contr... by Jommi on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @12:12AM (#25642366)
??? Are you just ignoring everything we previously discussed?

Having a way to directly amend the law via some majority is completely optional. There is no need to ever include that in the ballot proposition. Why are you choosing to completely ignore this clear fact?

Re:Vons, Pavilions to Replace Drivers with Independent Contr... by bquest2 on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @01:57AM (#25642893)
I'm really questioning if GPT3 would come up with better responses than @slg. They seemed to talk themselves into circles, and repeat themselves quite often, not taking into account new information. It's almost like they have a litany of responses that they fall back onto.
Re:Vons, Pavilions to Replace Drivers with Independent Contr... by slg on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @12:54AM (#25642618)
I'm not ignoring anything. I am simply pointing out the 7/8 majority is so impractical that it is a worthless addition that only serves the appearance of making the law appear amendable but in practice it can only truly be amended by the popular vote.
Re:Vons, Pavilions to Replace Drivers with Independent Contr... by Jommi on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @07:43AM (#25644930)
Yes, and amending by popular vote is the norm. What exactly is the issue here again?
Re:Vons, Pavilions to Replace Drivers with Independent Contr... by slg on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @01:24PM (#25648906)
As I said several comments ago:

>It is relatively standard for propositions to include some ways for the legislature to amend the law. It isn't a full legal requirement, but it is common.