Quote Originally Posted by laserlight View Post
I do not understand what is the "theoretical idea" here. You say that holding a referendum for each proposed law is too drastic, but right after that you propose the very same thing that you called drastic.

The essence of a referendum is that all those who are enfranchised to vote, vote (whether by using paper ballot slips, or by some online polling mechanism). This is in contrast to only elected representatives voting on an issue.
I am looking for something in-between.
Holding a... referendum... for everything will be too drastic in the huge amount of time, money and effort that must be spent on it. Everyone must get there to vote. It must take time to arrange it. Etc.
But something in that direction. To give us control over exactly what we would like to see and what not, because that's what democracy is about - that we have a right to voice out opinion and shape our country.

Quote Originally Posted by MK27 View Post
Reservations? I would think you should just be opposed to them, plain and simple.

Can I take a shot in the dark here: you are a "thinking" person who maybe considers herself "leftish", but on this issue*, you are forced to take a right-wing, conservative position. And that makes you uncomfortable, so you resent the system...

*are there others?
Actually, they're not the only ones I don't vote on.
I don't vote on our own politicians, let alone EU.
I really don't vote on anything except referendums.
I resent the entire system, not just this, because again because of some simple issues:
- Many parties may have different things I might like, but as I can only vote on one, I have to choose among all those things I want. I don't like that.
- Parties usually don't keep what they promise. So why should I vote on them then? It would be better if I could set the goals I wanted to see and the parties all worked together to make them happen. I don't like the current system.
- I don't want to dig into what the parties say or discuss or promise or like or dislike. Much less so all parties involved. Simply not a hobby of mine. I don't like it.

So don't think this is the only thing that makes me hesitate