Comment by JumpCrisscross

> seems to me that "no and don't ask again" should be a possible outcome of a vote on proposed legislation

It can't be. At least not in a legislature. Defining what is the same question is itself a political question. And past legislatures being able to bind future ones is just a futurecasting veto. A single crap election could poison the pool on a raft of issues for generations.

The proper way to do this is through constitutional amendments. The fact that these are too difficult to do, currently, seems to be the bug.