A Referendum On Electoral Reform in South Africa Might Stir Up Trouble TC_Africa: SouthAfrica
, he lost. Today Britain is having to live with the consequences of Brexit: increased costs of imports from Europe, lower exports to Europe, constant supply chain problems, labour shortages and huge difficulties around Northern Ireland.Britain's history with referendums is worth noting. South Africa does not want to go the same way. Lessons need to be drawn from these and other examples around the world.
Are the questions posed neutrally phrased, or do they deliberately or otherwise point their respondents in a particular direction?Would a government accept a result endorsed by a 50.1% majority, or would it require a"special majority", of say 55%, to pass? What rules would have to be followed during a campaign, and how would the media be required to conduct themselves?
What sanctions would be imposed to limit the subversion of the campaign by lies by both sides of the electoral debate?Without careful regulation, a referendum can be predisposed to securing a particular answer. Yet it is ostensibly designed to deepen democracy, not to subvert it.
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