Posted: Jan 15, 2019 5:40 am
Alan B wrote:Using the UK Referendum as an example, is that those in favour of the recent Referendum result are trying to declare that the result (obtained by lies and deception) is binding
In the UK referendums are not binding on parliament. This contrasts with referendums in such countries as Australia, Switzerland and some states in the US.
At any rate, there are no pure democracies in the real world. All of them are democracies to a greater or smaller degree.
As for initiating another referendum relatively soon after a previous referendum on the same question, it inevitably raises the accusation that the government, which in the UK is the only body that can decide if there is to be one, will simply keep conducting referendums until it gets the result it desires.
In other words, the Leavers are certain to proclaim a second referendum on Brexit as a sham the second it is announced at the latest.