duckzilla wrote:Amsel_ wrote:If the majority of people vote in a referendum to do something, do you think that that thing should be carried out? Do you think it is fine to ignore this vote, and can a government that does ignore the people's vote still call itself democratic?
It is not just that a government can do so. If the subject is too important and the consequences too bad, then it is the government's duty to do that!
Do you really think a government should follow the result of a referendum, e.g. when 60% of the citizens decide to enslave or kill the other 40%?
You cannot just ignore the content of the referendum itself!
Where do these representatives, who have the right to overrule the people, get their legitimacy from? What makes them the leaders?