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Full Idea
A threshhold or supermajority bar (such as 60%) is the appropriate way to deal with highly consequential questions.
Gist of Idea
Democracies should require a supermajority for major questions
Source
A.C. Grayling (The Good State [2020], p.23)
Book Ref
Grayling,A.C.: 'The Good State' [Oneworld 2021], p.23
A Reaction
This seems to be a very conservative view, because rejection of a major change is a decision in favour of the status quo. Would this rule apply equally to abolishing capital punishment and to reintroducing it?