Well we know the answer to that one, a, don't we? And in general, to be fair, the system we have is preferable to mob rule. As a matter of course we elect representatives with, we hope, big brains, to sit together and make difficult decisions for us, and this works out pretty well.
When it comes to a specific question asked by referendum, however, the ****s should just do as we've told them. But they won't.
Get yourself a hi-vis vest and meet me at the barricade.