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by krolley 1997 days ago
The majority of the population was actually willing to do this, as it was a referendum that captured 50.3% of the vote. But it also had to capture a majority of the cantons in the country, which it did not do. And so the initiative failed.
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The checks and balances against the tyranny of the majority, I guess.