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The so-called "Luxembourg Compromise" allows a member state to block a majority decision being taken if an issue is deemed to seriously affect "a very important national interest".
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The political landscape has become so polarized that the upcoming election has been effectively relegated to that small group of swing voters, as if the vast majority of us had empaneled just a few and left this monumental decision in their (lever-pulling) hands.
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It gave the Canadian House of Commons the power to decide whether a proposed referendum question was considered clear before any vote, to judge whether a clear majority for change had been expressed and to override a referendum decision, if it felt the referendum violated any of the tenets of the Clarity Act.
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