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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
I think you are contradicting yourself. In a Parliamentary vote where there is a 1 vote margin, only 1 person needs to change their mind. In the case of the Referendum, 1 million minds would need to change.
Your numbers above are arbitrary; that's why a majority of 1 is the accepted democratic approach - except, it seems, by some Remainers
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You have a problem with context. If the people were asked what colour the passports should be then a small majority might be acceptable. If they were asked to redefine the economic and structural future of the country for a generation then such a majority is unacceptable and, arguably, immoral.