REFERENDUM, n. A law for submission of proposed legislation to a popular vote to learn the nonsensus of public opinion. (Ambrose Bierce)

REFERENDUM, n. A law for submission of proposed legislation to a popular vote to learn the nonsensus of public opinion.

Ambrose Bierce

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