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Originally Posted by Aleron Ives
It sounds like you are.
Unless there is a law saying that a 3/5 or 2/3 vote is required to change library funding, then 51% is the only threshold the people need to meet to vote for defunding. Is it a stupid decision? Yes, but saying it's not a large majority is meaningless when the result is the same. If you want to prevent knee-jerk voter reactions, then you pass a law requiring a 3/5 or 2/3 vote to make changes. Until then, a slim majority of voters is free to make bad decisions.
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Here I’ll make this dead simple for you.
A motion can pass by a single vote. This is democracy and no one here has said otherwise.
Pretending that a motion which passes by a single vote is wildly popular and to quote “doing what your bosses want” is disingenuous at best. Which is what has sparked this sub conversation. Those other voters are an elected officials boss just as much as those in the majority.
Unless you want to live in a world where politics is looked at as a win/lose game.