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Ramsaye-
Most democracies have a mandate of 60-70% for significant constitutional change, specifically to allow for the occasional bout of hysteria from the electorate. The U.K. doesn't do referenda very often, so fucks it up.
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As 1,000+ barristers stated today, without a threshold in the referendum it was not a binding vote, merely advisory. This was known before the referendum too, but no-one was listening then.
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Velocio
So where do you draw the line that indicates a true mandate ?
A win by a certain percentage of votes and turnout ?
Extra time and then penalties ?
I know - cheap and simplistic sport analogy.