For those who fear that resort to referendums might erode parliamentary democracy, the recent past provides unhappy confirmation. The hysterical cry of “enemies of the people” against the High Court’s decision that only parliament is entitled to make and repeal laws, now being reviewed by the Supreme Court, demonstrates that some Brexiters do not care about parliamentary sovereignty. Their cause is rather dictatorship of the majority.
对那些担心诉诸全民公投可能削弱议会民主制的人士而言,近期的事态不幸印证了这种担忧。英国高等法院裁定,只有议会有权制定和废除法律(该裁定现正接受最高法院审核),而对这一裁定,不爱听的人们发出的歇斯底里的“人民公敌”(enemy of the people)叫骂声表明,一些退欧派人士根本不在乎议会主权。他们推崇的事业说白了就是多数人的专政。
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