goalscholes
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Democracy needs stability to work. It isn't undemocratic to have general election every 5 years, rather than every month, or every week, or every day. And general elections very rarely lead to genuinely difficult-to-reverse constitutional changes, so the time between referenda should be much greater.Why? Provided the electoral system was vaguely proportional it would be the desire of the population. That's the whole point of democracy.
People change their minds all the time based on unrelated political events, and you need a long period of time to assess impact and introduce policy. One day there might be a majority for independence. Even one decade. Then, like most populist ideas with little sound political or economic basis, it could, and will likely, fade.
I imagine support for Brexit is dwindling every year. Who knows what will happen in 5 years. Or 10. We could be in a full customs union, with the right to live, travel and work in EU countries, following a decade of centre left government and greater devolution to local areas around the whole UK. Or something could crash the Euro, gas prices could lead to more extreme populists winning elections, and even remainers might be glad we steered clear.
At the worst time for us since WWII, in the middle of a global oil/gas crisis, war in Europe and following a pandemic, focussing efforts on a vote now/ greater instability seems ludicrous. Add that we had a referendum in the last decade, the SNP don't get 50% of the votes in Scotland and there has been no consistent and clear majority opinion for Scoxit, makes the whole thing a farce.
If there is a consistent super majority for it though over a significant period, it will happen, judge ruling or not.