Imhotep@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoMoldova votes yes to joining EU by tiny marginwww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1327arrow-down12
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minus-squareAdm_Drummer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·4 months agoWhy would you like to see a supermajority in order to join an economic union?
minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·4 months agoThe EU isn’t just economic. And you can literally say only half the people want it, which doesn’t make sense for such big decisions. “Most” people should want it, but I wouldn’t call this “most people” in the practical sense.
minus-squareJamesStallion@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoCanada has a law to this effect called the Clarity Act to make sure that Quebec never votes for independence by a margin like this.
Why would you like to see a supermajority in order to join an economic union?
The EU isn’t just economic.
And you can literally say only half the people want it, which doesn’t make sense for such big decisions. “Most” people should want it, but I wouldn’t call this “most people” in the practical sense.
Canada has a law to this effect called the Clarity Act to make sure that Quebec never votes for independence by a margin like this.