But a straight up-or-down vote by the public on anything will meet with my opposition.
Why not only if the Senate vote is 5-5 or 6-4?
That's possibly the stupidest proposal I've heard at the Convention.
Look, the point of referenda is not to actually obey the will of the people. It's to foment populist outrage on subjects the populous doesn't understand or care to try to understand. Now, Atlasia has a slightly higher level of understanding than most countries, but referenda are still absurd false dichotomies, and there has never been serious debate over a referndum, nor is there the ability to modify a referendum to meet with certain objectiosn as there must be in any sane legislative process.
In short, referenda are an incredibly bad idea. There is absolutely no reason why we should even consider implementing them.
