YOUR THOUGHTS ON REFERENDUMS ?

Originally posted by Palynka
I think you're putting this question in the wrong perspective.

A more direct Democracy is desirable regarding to some questions, but in most issues it would result in a dictatorship of the majority.

Question related only to small portions run the risk of being voted against their will as the majority has no direct interest, even if the absolute cost f ...[text shortened]... ould suffer as budget expenses would become disproportionately in favour of more populated ones.

I always find the dictatorship of the majority a very strange arugment to use against majority's getting their way.

Would you rather have a dictatorship of the minority?

Originally posted by shavixmir
Would you rather have a dictatorship of the minority?

This is a false argument. Are we bound to only those two choices?

I'd rather have a majority that allows minorities their space. After all, they are also taxpayers. If we do only what the majority does, taxes from the minorities are emptied into the majority.

The current system allows the governments to make these decisions (gaining votes from minorities) and, since it's not a big issue for the majority, they don't lose votes over that. In the end, everybody is happy.

It's a question of the majority accepting that it's not such a big deal for them or being forced to answer Yes or No to specific questions.

To think they would vote blank or abstain is too utopic.