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Originally Posted by ianch99
Not too sure what planet you are on. A super majority is the *only* democratic solution when deciding macro economic & social decisions.
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THE Scottish Government has ruled out setting a higher threshold for a second independence referendum, claiming it would leave democracy in “tatters”.
Constitutional Relations Secretary Michael Russell also attacked the media for proposing the idea of a higher than 50 per cent threshold for Indyref2 to produce a stable result.
He told MSPs moving away from a simple majority could result in a “cheat”, citing the 1979 devolution referendum that did not pass because too few voters backed it.
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Ms White said the Venice Commission on referendums, the advisory body on the Council of Europe, had warned a super-majority could encourage people not to vote.
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“The Venice Commission is entirely clear. A turnout quorum, threshold or minimum percentage is wrong because it assimilates voters who abstain with those who vote No, and an approval quorum, which is approval by a minimum percentage of registered voters risks involving a difficult political situation.
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Of course it all depends on the question. With the NI situation the super-majority is intended to force the backstop for all eternity. If you asked the question "do you agree with the backstop" or "do you want to continue with the backstop", it might give a different answer. Then you can bring the issue of "consent" into it. Constant attacks and threats by the IRA and their supporters, is NOT consent.