Referenda
I don't understand why people think it's wrong for governments to keep having referenda until they get the result they want. The idea behind a referendum is that a particular issue is so important you need to get the public's view, or if you are pushing a particular policy, their consent. If this is right thing to do once it's the right thing to do as many times as you want to do it. One has to assume people understand the question they are being asked, the implications for saying 'yes' or 'no', and if they were annoyed by being asked again they would vote accordingly. The critics seem to be saying: "Blimey, the general public are so stupid they can't see (unlike myself) that they are being manipulated" which is a strange position to take if you support the idea of referenda.Labels: elections
posted by Matthew @ 10/03/2009 11:14:00 PM
Comments: 4
