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by Ensorceled 3794 days ago
Actually, it completely changes the meaning so it's not minor.

The Swiss have referendums all the time and most, especially liberal ones like this, fail.

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This would not necessarily be considered "liberal" in Switzerland, as the Liberal and FDP parties (now merged) are not liberal in the sense that Americans misuse the term.
I'm Canadian, so there's that. The Swiss are pragmatic conservatives, so this might pass if you can convince the bulk of them it makes sense financially, i.e. it will reduce overall costs of aid and social assistance programmes.