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Originally Posted by blankall
Checks and balances don't mean a referendum on every issue. The judges decide if legislation is constitutional. Macron isn't doing this for personal gain. In fact, he's risking his political career with an insanely unpopular move.
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Referendums can also lead to ridiculously stupid decisions (see Brexit or any of the countless dumb US measures or whatever they call it when they have their votes on cannabis legalization or whatever).
If you have a referendum on it - the options aren't going to be presented as - a) increase pension age or b) pay more taxes/pension to fund it as it is now. It will be evil plan to screw people vs good guy plan to keep the status quo. Evil plan solves a problem, the other just punts it down the road a bit.