3volver@lemmy.world to General Discussion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoDoes this plan make sense? v3lemmy.worldimagemessage-square429fedilinkarrow-up1718arrow-down186
arrow-up1632arrow-down1imageDoes this plan make sense? v3lemmy.world3volver@lemmy.world to General Discussion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square429fedilink
minus-squareMrDrProfKelev@eviltoast.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·9 months 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-up2·9 months 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.