Re: March of the snowflakes
Personally it was a matter of indifference to me whether Britain stayed in the EU or not. I voted against it in 1975 but I was surprised that the vote was to leave and by such a slender margin.
You could argue that such a momentous decision should only pass if it passed a more rigorous test than 50% plus one vote. Such a big decision is a bit like changing the constitution and should require a more decisive vote surely?
For example in order to change our Constitution Parliament has to pass a referendum bill. If a majority of people in a majority of states and a majority of people across the nation as a whole vote 'yes' (called a double majority), then the proposal to amend the Constitution is agreed to. Otherwise the Constitution remains unchanged.
I know this won't suit the majority on here who wanted to leave but what if the vote had gone the other way?
Do you think the test for Brexit should have been harder to avoiding splitting the country in such a divisive way?
BTW since federation 44 questions to change the constitution have gone to referendum only 8 have passed. When you look back at the these decisions the choices made were, in hindsight, wise ones.