Referenda are expensive. The wording of the question, and such details as whether yes keeps the status quo or makes the change, make a significant difference to the response - easily enough to swing a close vote from one side to the other. And single-issue political campaigns are nearly always pernicious (so are party machines, of course, but that's a different argument) - take a good look at the history of referenda in California, for example. So why shouldn't the Lib Dems oppose calling a referendum if the pre-referendum party gets a mere plurality of votes, and accept it if they get a majority?
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Date: 2007-02-17 02:12 pm (UTC)