Posts Tagged 'democracy'
26th November 2011 Be honest: What really is still all the fuss about the Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof? Demonstrates a strike, besatzt, fought, was angry and complained to but now beleibe enough. Can we please act civilized once again, we finally remember, especially since Christmas is just around the corner?
Tomorrow's festival, rubbish, referendum, with the then yes - or no? - Finally everything will be fine. By the way, will be voted in Baden-Wuerttemberg. Not only in the Swabian metropolis. Did you know? Since the Baden are looking forward to beat their arch-enemies can be a trick ...
But this is not the only Ver (w) aberration in the matter, my colleague Magnus Wolf Goeller has been left out of the linguistic capers thoroughly .
And anyway, read this post »
Second October 2011 Not at all more insidious, but most obviously in the Bundestag is strapped to the belts. No, unfortunately not in terms of MPs' salaries - the so-called diets take each irrespective of economic situation. Instead of thinking is constricted and scope of our elected officials, and on the more audacious manner. These efforts are based on the major parties - and their exuberant hubris.
The group leader and other party officials chide those who deviate from the prescribed line when voting, as happened when it comes to health care reform or the Mazedonieneinsatz the army went, is now almost a parliamentary normalcy. Particularly like doing in his time, Franz Müntefering (SPD), who conjured up the "party discipline". For other parties, such as the Greens , it was just such controversies. Of punishment of the "apostates" (eg by dropping from the candidate list for the next general election), to the exclusion of party extends the spectrum of intimidation practice.
So also with the delicate vote on euro rescue (EFSF) last Thursday. Some non-scheduled faithful EFSF opponents had to listen to prior worst insults from their own ranks, even the veteran Wolfgang Bosbach (CDU) was allowed to experience this puzzled .
Meanwhile in the Basic Law is regulated quite clear: more of this entry »
6th September 2010 Actually, I wanted to case (s) Sarrazin not add my two cents too. Due to the recent development, I can not help but come, yes, I even feel obliged to address a few lines to you.
Just recently we have experienced as a major whistleblower platform, a protected space for informants, and was killed in public. Of all. Without exception. Negligence, misconduct that matter even in a case. Forgotten was suddenly, what was there previously secret documents disclosed to or used and is still the guarantor of our democracy. Makes self-circumcision school now?
Thilo Sarrazin has written a book in which he, in his view - pointing to deficiencies in the integration policy in Germany - having to bring him drawn by statistics. That is his right, even a vested, namely the freedom of expression. Something that "won" was tedious, to the freedom of the press is linked.
The man also speaks a bit, knowing that it might be unpleasant for some, and that he and his office are thus in danger. This is called moral courage.
On a completely different matter is whether or not one agrees with Mr. Sarrazin. of this entry »
24th July 2010 BP also has pictures on its own website glossed over. In several ways. This was most recently by a U.S. Blogger (later followed by others) revealed - and immediately from mass media and news agencies picked up in this country. Long silence them completely different calibers of disinformation on the part of oil giant and the Obama administration. bloggers zeitgeist Magnus Goeller documented the events of recent months and profound commitment.
Since then the hole in the seabed "stuffed" seems (and I emphasize seems because there still is some evidence that the action has failed again and new leaks discovered were now possibly also auströmt gas , and indeed the whole situation much worse to be could than previously thought, especially after the amateurish "rescue attempts" of BP's engineers), the media suddenly took interest in the oil fiasco again. If the editors of major publishing houses and broadcasting studios and other not so stingy with positive messages!
The FAZ had yesterday, especially brave show. Whether had given Mrs. Merkel after the apparent change for the better well-ahead for free coverage? read more of this entry »
First October 2009 The controversial EU Reform Treaty of Lisbon is in this country through: through the German Bundestag by the Federal Council by the Federal Constitutional Court to conditions (after they had placed a total of eight or more parties constitutional complaint), reworked with accompanying legislation and again by the parliament , rejected renewed constitutional complaint and Finally, on 23 September by the Federal President Horst Köhler personally signed . Suitable for the general election.
Besides Germany, 23 states had ratified it before the contract. Now it depends only on the hard-headed Irishman, it is said in the media. The green island had spoken out clearly in a referendum in June 2008, but against the Reform Treaty. Tomorrow, the second October, however, should the referendum be repeated . read more of this entry »
16th September 2009 "Yes we yawn," "Duet, but no match" or "And the winner is: Stone Merkel," commented media and bloggers to TV duel Merkel - Steinmeier on Sunday, which was quote technically despite the profile neuroses of the four moderators of expectations . Be sure, not mine. Because it is a real opposition in the Bundestag under the same parties not connected for a long time. They have become interchangeable - without a profile. I still remember the glorious mission a few years ago, in which said television journalist one CDU member of parliament, the SPD program read (or was it vice versa?) And those politicians, it was the his party's ... Steinbrueck reiterated today the camera to be of great interest to continue Koalititon because the goals of the two "major parties" stood closer together than ever. It could not be clearer.
A significant other grievance, however, itself owned by "critics" under the table: more of this entry »
5th June 2009 On Sunday's European elections - a poor voter turnout is predicted now. Many think that what I have with the European Parliament on his hat: "The do anyway, what they want, especially in Brussels" (keyword ban incandescent bulbs ). That may be true, in fact, the European Parliament (which actually is not such) to significant democratic deficits, and that will worsen with in almost all Member States have already ratified the Treaty of Lisbon further. More on this sensitive subject in the way you read the next zeitgeist-print edition , as much is revealed here already.
A friend from the former East Germany said the other day and she was referring to the upcoming elections this year, she felt, when they look at the established parties, the former GDR reminded of this entry »
12th May 2009 In March, only the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the use of voting machines at the last general election in 2005 was unconstitutional (and the computers are so 2009 does not come well-used), because he had violated the principle of public choice. Two million people had cast their votes in 2005 to 1800 units, identified the TIME . The election did not have to be repeated, the court held: ". The interest in the continuance of the trust on the constitutionality of the Federal Voting Machine Ordinance composite representation of the people outweighs the choice error" A little diplomacy swings in the argument with true, which may be conceded to the judges here, Finally, new elections soon anyway.
Less understanding, however, I bring in another place to read more of this entry »
10th May 2009 Democratic regimes are not ready for the level of participation, which is required for pending decisions on the climate issue. This is the announcement of an international climate conference, held from 8 to 10 June in food is recognized as a postulate in the space provided. Among the supporters of the conference, which blithely enough, the title " The Great Transformation carries "includes, in addition to the Federal Environment Ministry, the foundations of Thyssen, Krupp, Henkel, Volkswagen and Hertie said Michael Limburg, spokesman for the independent Climate Institute EIKE . Limburg, author of a post on the beneficiaries of "climate catastrophe" in the zeitgeist-issue 1-2009 criticized, has long been the exploitation of climate change on the part of the authorities. In the conference call, he detects an "unconstitutional activities". of this entry »
