Your comment highlights the very real and interesting problems of democracy...simply turning over this issue to voters (the vast majority of which have no first hand knowledge of the issue).
That comment is asking for data. At least from that text I don't see them arguing for a vote or not. So that's not a democracy issue, that's someone asking for information.
It's true. Democracy is the worst form of government...besides all the others. Dictatorships and monarchies typically don't place a priority on educated governance either (even if they claim to).
Same problem. I could have first hand knowledge of the issue but still vote contrary to it.