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Originally Posted by garinda
Technically a referendum's result might not be legally binding.
Though historically I can't think of any that haven't forced governments to act on their results.
Can you, because I don't think there's been any?
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Republic of Ireland
Public voted to reject the new EU Constitution. Government reaction was to launch a publicity campaign and hold a second referendum. Result? Acceptance.
And how many of the thousands of agreements/statutes/concordats signed by the British government in Brussels on which millions of people have based life determining decisions (where to live, where to work,etc etc etc) are also legally binding?
A simple YES/NO vote on the UK membership would be an exercise in naivety. We are in. Get used to it!