Although I agree in principle, it only works if it is a true and fair referendum. The irish governement has put the same treaty to the people again when they didn't like the result the first time (Nice). I believe they'd do it again with this one. As a result I'm voting no because I don't think this is a true referendum.
Well I don't really have a say, and my only experience with voting comes from a two party system where if you're Republican, you vote Republican and if you're Democrat you vote Democrat and if you don't like either you can either choose the lesser of two evils or vent your angst on Reddit and Digg
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What about people who have tried to understand the treaty and failed, feeling that there just isn't enough information out there about it? And also, wouldn't spoiling your vote be a better approach?
The rant came from the assertion that voting no was maintaining the status quo which it doesn't. It effects 400+ million other people and everyone voting in the election was duty bound to be as informed as possible.
I would agree spoiling the vote would be more appropriate though.
UCD Student Union elections has a 'Re-Open Nominations' (ie RON) option on each ballot. If 'RON' is elected, the election is re-run. I'd like to see that on all elections and referendums here. Spoiling your vote is effectivly a waste, since if 53% of votes are spoilt they are just discarded.
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This is similar to the idea of Jury Nullification.
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I would agree spoiling the vote would be more appropriate though.
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