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Re:Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court by dmitrygr on Friday October 09, 2026 @02:32PM (#50024823)
> If not, then you'd need to organize a referendum and let the population itself decide on a one person, one vote basis.

Our founders smartly chose against direct democracy. The more I look around, the more right I see they were.

Re:Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court by alexgieg on Sunday October 18, 2026 @07:36PM (#50146615)
Well, you find it right because you like the fact that your vote is worth n times more than the vote of those you oppose. Were the situation reversed, you'd find that a pretty bad arrangement.

Do you know the traditional method of cutting a cake in two perfectly balanced parts? Person A gets to cut it in two however they want. Person B chooses which slice goes to whom. Is it any wonder Person A dislikes it, and would pretty much prefer to both cut it and select which slice goes to whom?