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Originally Posted by nomadking
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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.
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My position remains: super majorities combined with minimum turnouts are the only objective and apolitical solution to macro socioeconomic plebiscites.
However, there are two issues to contend with here:
1. the people calling for or objecting to a specific proposal have vesting interests. Their interests, not the majority of the population's
2. the UK is rubbish at referendums
Add the two together and we get where we are ..