Petitions
If we had a system of Direct Democracy whereby any citizen could start a petition and if they got sufficient signatures automatically generated a referendum. This in turn, if successful, obliged the government to introduce the matter as law.
What petitions are likely to succeed in generating a referendum and changing the law?
I will start with:
1] A petition that there should be a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.
2] A petition that there should be a referendum on our relationship with the EU.
I thought this thread would be appealing - no more suggestions?
How about:
A petition saying:
State education should concern itself only with the process of procreation, not with same sex relationships.
A petition to abolish the Bank of England and issue our own currency.
A petition to make public the names of the nominee shareholders of the Bank of England.
The first is a nationalist desire presumably - not sure that would succeed in a referendum. - do you have any reason to believe it would?Originally Posted by Exorcist
Any particular reason for the second - beyond transparency?
You mean State sex education, I think??
No point in sending kids to school to learn nothing BUT procreation now, is there?
Last edited by Millennium3; 23-06-2009 at 07:25 PM.
How about:
1 A petition to establish an English Parliament? (why is a Scotsman having to post this, where is the EDP?)
2 A petition to replace the House of Lords with an elected UK Senate?
Yes - a necessary correction.You mean State sex education, I think??
No point in sending kids to school to learn nothing BUT procreation now, is there?
I am not sure I have explained the purpose of this thread properly - I thought it would be more popular.
I would sign up for [1], but not keen on an elected HofL - I think you would just get recycled politicians of the big 3 parties - because they have far superior machinery to contest elections.
Last edited by Millennium3; 23-06-2009 at 08:10 PM.
I agree in principle that major issues should require a referendum, but how they are triggered needs some thought ......... However, what concerns me is the spin and lies associated with so many left wing causes - through this we would still get the "I've always voted labour" masses, " ..and I agree with them in every referendum" .... I'm not sure the cause of decency and honest politics would win at the end of the day.
My New BLOG ...Good luck Mr McSmorsky
When things were easy the majority did not concern themselves overly with what the government were doing. Now that the party is over and there is a general acceptance that cuts in public services and increased unemployment are on there way, I suspect the majority will concern themselves much more thoroughly with what the government is up to and how they are spending money. This, together with the considerably wider access to information through the internet is likely to give politicians a much tougher ride in the future.
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