On 10 June 2011 22:16, TimSC <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think you are confusing "support the relicense" with "accept the > relicense" and that difference is significant. Not at all - I know of no form of democracy that distinguishes between grudging acceptance or evangelical zeal. In particular, in direct democracy such as a referendum, small groups always design the question that will be put to the electorate, tuning it as required so it will command the support of a sufficient majority while still achieving the goal. If a sufficient majority votes yes (and this is often also referred to as "supporting" the referendum), it is carried. If close to 99% votes yes then it is common to talk of overwhelming support. Will some voters be grumbling that they didn't like how the question was posed? Sure they will. But the result is still binding, because that's how democratic decisions work. We attack the principles of democracy at our peril - most of the tried alternatives are quite nasty. Dermot -- -------------------------------------- Igaühel on siin oma laul ja ma oma ei leiagi üles _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
