3volver@lemmy.world to General Discussion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoDoes this plan make sense? v3lemmy.worldimagemessage-square430fedilinkarrow-up1727arrow-down186
arrow-up1641arrow-down1imageDoes this plan make sense? v3lemmy.world3volver@lemmy.world to General Discussion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square430fedilink
minus-squareMrDrProfKelevlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoYes, that’s the point. Otherwise the majority can pass any legislation they want. What would be the purpose of the minority if they can’t block anything the majority wants to do?
minus-squarericecake@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWhat. In most democratic systems, the whole point is that you vote, and the majority wins. That’s the point of voting. A loophole where one side can just block voting breaks the whole thing. That’s just a baffling position.
Yes, that’s the point. Otherwise the majority can pass any legislation they want. What would be the purpose of the minority if they can’t block anything the majority wants to do?
What.
In most democratic systems, the whole point is that you vote, and the majority wins. That’s the point of voting.
A loophole where one side can just block voting breaks the whole thing.
That’s just a baffling position.