Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 days agoWhy don;t more presidents put stuff to a national referendum like Clinton did a couple times? A person would get time off work to vote, show what americans actually want and so on.message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down19
arrow-up148arrow-down1message-squareWhy don;t more presidents put stuff to a national referendum like Clinton did a couple times? A person would get time off work to vote, show what americans actually want and so on.Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days ago Because what they want to do rarely aligns with what people actually want. False consensus? Politicians only run referendums if they’re sure the outcome will be what they want, or if their hand is forced by the opposition. Ah. APAB . Evolve your politicians better.
False consensus?
Ah. APAB .
Evolve your politicians better.