Quote Originally Posted by SWv2 View Post
Allowing the people to vote on an issue which even the politicians in charge, or those whose idea it was, failed to fully understand the consequences of was never really a great idea.
This is a technocratic argument for concentrating power in the hands of an unelected elite, who in reality should not be trusted to be either wise or fair. The alternative is self-determination, which may be difficult, but that is not a reason for not doing it.