Democratic will is the will of voters, by not voting you choose to let others decide for you.
You can’t reward people for not voting, that’s just utterly insane.
You can’t reward people for not voting, that’s just utterly insane.
Not voting in an illegal ballot seems reasonable. The rule of law is a cornerstone of democracy as too are free and fair elections.
For me, 70 out of 135 elected representatives is a more democratic mandate than the referendum. Not a fan of referendums.
Art 1.2 talks of maintaining peace amongst the nation's through respect for "equal rights and self-determination of peoples". To me that puts self-determination below democratic process, reversing them would not respect equal rights.
http://www.un.org/en/sections/un-charter/chapter-i/index.htm...
I don't see why that would be a problem. In fact, we already do that all the time. Look at the voting turnout for a large number of elections. Are you seriously suggesting that >50% of voters have to vote on something (that they may or may not be properly informed about) to make it legitimate?
I generally don't vote on my local school and education laws, because I don't have kids, and don't follow that system enough to be properly informed. My city has a low percentage of parents, so I'm assuming that a lot of other people don't either. If the choice is between everyone voting on stuff that they don't understand, or only those who care enough vote, I'll take the later every time.