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Too many referendums produce the wrong result.
Countries hold almost twice as many referendums as they did 50 years ago, says David Altman, a political scientist at the Catholic University of Chile.
No other political issue has been subject to so many referendums in so many countries as the process of European integration.
"Abstention does not mean that there are too many referendums or too much democracy, but on the contrary that there are not enough," he said.
Losing the entire EU system in one of those many referendums in the aftermath of a treaty change would be too dangerous.
Not that the system is perfect: too much federalism can be bad for business if it gets in the way of the internal market, and too many referendums launched by special-interest groups can be bad for voter morale, contributing to a gradual decline in turnout.But in substance the system is alive and well, and is still delivering results.
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It was Fenty who brought Rhee in to head the schools, and the vote was seen by a many referendum on her stewardship.
No matter how many referenda or elections show that ordinary Greeks have had enough of austerity, the European institutions will remain stubborn and pig-headed.
He also blamed problems with how the referendum campaign was run, and noted that many Swiss referendums are won with an economic argument — rather than the "mostly… philosophical and principle reasons" the left-wing groups leading the campaign used in their messaging.
The relationship between religion and politics will play its part in both elections: both polls are in many ways referendums among two deeply religious peoples about what role religion should play in their societies.
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