The initiative has reached the required signature threshold in 15 countries, with Germany and France – the two largest – expected to follow suit.
The initiative has reached the required signature threshold in 15 countries, with Germany and France – the two largest – expected to follow suit.
I mean ideally any proposed law would go to referendum if there’s a popular enough petition for or against.
There does have to be a formal process to make sure the voters are being asked a question that is sane to begin with, and not merely being offered the chance to wreck their economy on behalf of moneyed interests. It’s a truism that when the questions are insane, the answers don’t matter. Whether it’s Brexit or smoking babies, there’s always an issue with vested interests having their own say on the matter.