Re:Scotland starts renewed case for independence
by dale_glass on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @07:35AM
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I think that's much better dealt with a greater than 50% majority requirement than with any kind of timing requirement.
There's no reason to believe that a time requirement is a good protection against random politicians saying outrageous things. In fact it probably makes things worse because it gives obvious timelines for a campaign, so whenever the possibility opens up it pretty much guarantees all the outrageous politicians coming out of the woodwork.
Re:Scotland starts renewed case for independence
by mnw21cam on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @09:08AM
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Yeah. The problem with requiring a greater than 50% majority is that politically the side that wants the change to happen will complain that it's unfair.
There's no reason to believe that a time requirement is a good protection against random politicians saying outrageous things. In fact it probably makes things worse because it gives obvious timelines for a campaign, so whenever the possibility opens up it pretty much guarantees all the outrageous politicians coming out of the woodwork.