dɹˈɛd pɹəpˈoʊzd ɐ ɹˌɛfɚɹˈɛndəm: ðə pˈiːpəl wʊd ˈiːðɚ vˈoʊt fɚɹɚ ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə dᵻmˈɑːkɹəsi ɔːɹ vˈoʊt tə ɹᵻtˈeɪn ðə dʒˈʌdʒᵻz, wɪð dɹˈɛd bᵻlˈiːvɪŋ ðeɪ wʊd vˈoʊt fɚðə stˈæɾəs kwˈoʊ.
Dredd proposed a referendum: the people would either vote for a return to democracy or vote to retain the judges, with Dredd believing they would vote for the status quo.