In message <3F81B460.3A633273@WITHOUTiniref.org>, Wallace-Macpherson 
<mm@WITHOUTiniref.org> writes
>Stephen Clark wrote:
>
>> > We need referendum on demand, which government must obey. This already
>> > works in Switzerland, many German Lands and in about half of the USA's
>> > states.
>> >
>> > Wallace-Macpherson
>> > ------------------
>> >
>> I elect politicians to make these decision on my behalf.
>
>You are free to choose that way. Many see serious faults in this entirely
>indirect way of running common, public affairs, arguing that the people
>should have means to intervene on some issues, decisions, if they so desire.

Referendums are inordinately expensive. Once you open the door to 
referendums on demand, then you'll get all the kooks and crazies who 
want referendums on what colour their bin-bags should be and so on.

IMHO, no matter how nice an idea referendums are, there's too much 
bureaucracy already costing vast amounts of money (paid for by direct 
and indirect taxation) without adding to it though referendums.

Tell you what, if you'll agree to pay for referendums personally 
yourself, I'll sign up for them :-)

Those who haven't the common-sense to work out the downsides of making 
proposals like those here on referendums, should maybe spend a little 
more time working out the implications before so doing.
-- 
Tony Morgan
Smile in the face of adversity - and adversity will probably
think you're taking the piss and kick the shit out of you.