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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 18:09:06 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> 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.
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> 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?
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 agreed to, and
that's about all. Just the way it should be.
Chris
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| (...) Actually, the reason it *doesn't* make sense is that you require a 75% consensus. In a group of just 12 people it's hard to get 75% agreement on what kind of pizza to get; do you honestly expect that *any* issue, when put before a vote by the (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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