Originally Posted by
sidders
Another one who just doesn't get it. Forget the word referendum and think 'constitutional change'. Forget EU and think 'capital punishment'. To change from the present system to restoring the death penalty would demand a 2/3 majority of the people, NOT a simple majority.
You are assuming that the vote starts out as two equal options and the public picks one of them. I am saying that for a country to change a major plank in its constitution 2/3 of the people must agree.
Does that help?