10-26-2014, 03:13 PM
(10-26-2014, 10:06 AM)Spokes Wrote: I hate when people bring up referendums. They're called elections. We live in a society where we have a REPRESENTATIVE democracy. You pick a person to represent you. Direct democracies have been deemed too inefficient time and time again.
Exactly. I hated the referendum on fluoridation since I have absolutely no clue if fluoride in water is good or not, nor do I have the time to educate myself. I would trust city councilors to engage with experts in the field, reach a well reasoned conclusion and I'm happy to go along with it.