Rejected petition Referenda should have a minimum of 60% of voters support to become law

Referenda can be divisive, dragging 50% unwillingly is not a good positive way to decide anything and having a 60% minimum would mean there was a convincing majority

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/138455

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Date submitted 19 July 2016
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