Drareg
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Switzerland uses direct democracy as a form of governance, if you get 50,000 signatures you can call a referendum, the ruling class must hate this, it’s probably the only country on earth that has a semblance of democracy present.
They have had enough of the covid authoritarianism and want to limit the governments power, the referendum in June, by then the government will pull back restrictions just like magic I’m sure, either way this vote will be a good indication of how the global elites propaganda machine worked, if they vote to repeal with a strong majority it will be a good sign folks are not buying the narrative, the propaganda machine is global and powerful so let’s see how this ends up.
Don‘t expect major headlines worldwide on this if it’s repealed, if it’s not repealed expect major headlines!
We no longer have democracy in western nations, from covid authoritarianism to low skilled migrants, a select few making life changing decisions on behalf of entire nations. They even use tax payer money to pump the propaganda machine via NGO’s and national media outlets.
Swiss campaigners have triggered a referendum to strip the government of new legal powers to impose lockdowns and curtail public life as the country battles the pandemic.
Campaign group Friends of the Constitution on Wednesday handed in a petition of 86,000 signatures collected over the past three months — well in excess of the 50,000 required — to formally initiate a nationwide vote to repeal the 2020 Covid-19 Act under Switzerland’s highly devolved democratic system.
In our opinion, the [government] is taking advantage of the pandemic to introduce more control and less democracy,” Christoph Pfluger, a board member of Friends of the Constitution, told the Financial Times.
He added: “The long-term problems that will arise from this kind of approach will be grave. We are a movement that says crisis management cannot be done without the will of the sovereign — the people. You cannot govern without the people.”
Mr Pfluger said Switzerland would be the first and perhaps the only country to give its citizens a direct vote on coronavirus restrictions.
Until late December, Bern’s governing Federal Council had been reluctant to impose restrictions during the second wave of the pandemic.
Staunch opposition from many Swiss to further curbs and dire warnings from several of the country’s most powerful and influential lobbying groups about the economic consequences of another shutdown forestalled action in the run-up to Christmas, even as case numbers rocketed.
They have had enough of the covid authoritarianism and want to limit the governments power, the referendum in June, by then the government will pull back restrictions just like magic I’m sure, either way this vote will be a good indication of how the global elites propaganda machine worked, if they vote to repeal with a strong majority it will be a good sign folks are not buying the narrative, the propaganda machine is global and powerful so let’s see how this ends up.
Don‘t expect major headlines worldwide on this if it’s repealed, if it’s not repealed expect major headlines!
We no longer have democracy in western nations, from covid authoritarianism to low skilled migrants, a select few making life changing decisions on behalf of entire nations. They even use tax payer money to pump the propaganda machine via NGO’s and national media outlets.
Swiss to vote in referendum on government’s Covid restrictions - SWI swissinfo.ch
Swiss campaigners have triggered a referendum to strip the government of new legal powers to impose lockdowns and curtail public life.
www.swissinfo.ch
Swiss campaigners have triggered a referendum to strip the government of new legal powers to impose lockdowns and curtail public life as the country battles the pandemic.
Campaign group Friends of the Constitution on Wednesday handed in a petition of 86,000 signatures collected over the past three months — well in excess of the 50,000 required — to formally initiate a nationwide vote to repeal the 2020 Covid-19 Act under Switzerland’s highly devolved democratic system.
In our opinion, the [government] is taking advantage of the pandemic to introduce more control and less democracy,” Christoph Pfluger, a board member of Friends of the Constitution, told the Financial Times.
He added: “The long-term problems that will arise from this kind of approach will be grave. We are a movement that says crisis management cannot be done without the will of the sovereign — the people. You cannot govern without the people.”
Mr Pfluger said Switzerland would be the first and perhaps the only country to give its citizens a direct vote on coronavirus restrictions.
Until late December, Bern’s governing Federal Council had been reluctant to impose restrictions during the second wave of the pandemic.
Staunch opposition from many Swiss to further curbs and dire warnings from several of the country’s most powerful and influential lobbying groups about the economic consequences of another shutdown forestalled action in the run-up to Christmas, even as case numbers rocketed.