Vybik Jon wrote: nigelswift wrote: No country I can think of has ever made a constitutional change on a simple referendum majority - it's insane.
Does the recent Irish referendum result about pregnancy termination count?
EDIT: Sorry, Nigel. This has nothing to do with, or add to, the thread subject. I just wondered if this is an example of what you suggested. No sarcasm intended.
You're quite right, although the constitutional situation in Eire is very different to the UK, as the constitution can *only* be amended by means of a referendum there:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amendments_to_the_Constitution_of_Ireland
|