"was not a British quote, tho, Jim; it was Abe Lincoln,"
I do know that Mike - I thought it applied to Britain in principle too - maybe not!!
I have no doubt whatever referenda were mistrusted by them upstairs - wonder what would happen in Britain if the held a referendum on whether to make them part of the system!!!
They managed to to put Ireland somewhere into the latter half of the 20th century, regarding homosexuality a couple of years ago - some way to go yet and who knows, maybe we will live long enough to see one make a difference regarding pregnancy termination (one the bulldog-grip of the church is loosened, of course).
If they are untrustworthy, why is H.M.G. holding one on such an important issue today, one wonders!
Jim Carroll