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Re: National vote on handguns?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 23 Jul 2001 12:59:49 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> > I happen to think that
> > referendums are a terrible idea at the national level, because I think a
> > more representative and less straight democratic government is better.
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> I think I disagree, though I'd invite anyone to convince me. I think we should
> do away with all our laws, start over, and put everything up for straight
> democratic vote. And each and every law/issue would need 75% in favor in order
> to pass. I'd bet good money that we'd end up with a preferable system.
This does not make 100% sense to me - getting rid of a lot of laws only to
referendum them back. Why not just Constitutional-ise referenda, and use
them to remove/add laws?
Scott A
> > Me, I'd love to see a constitutional convention. We've never had one of
> > those. It would give a chance for wholesale change to the constitution
> > rather than one amendment at a time change.
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> Agreed!
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> Chris
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| (...) should (...) order (...) The reason that I think it makes sense is that if it took 75% of the people to agree, most of them wouldn't be voted back in place. We would have the obvious victimizations illegal and some meta-organizational issues (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I think I disagree, though I'd invite anyone to convince me. I think we should do away with all our laws, start over, and put everything up for straight democratic vote. And each and every law/issue would need 75% in favor in order to pass. (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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