- 07 Feb 2019 11:47
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A constitution for a workable democracy would contain clauses that would constrain the government and the governed. It would ensure that minority rights would be respected. It would forbid referenda that works against social cohesion, such as a proposal to abolish taxes.
How the Swiss do democracy
Direct Democracy can be defined as a form or system of democracy giving citizens an extraodinary amount of participation in the legislation process and granting them a maximum of political self-determination.
http://direct-democracy.geschichte-schweiz.ch/
One Degree wrote:Individual rights are a rejection of Democracy.I believe that true democracy recognises that unconstrained democracy would be unworkable. Real democracy should be based on a constitution, a constitution that respects moral values.
The definition of Democracy does not even contain a hint that individual rights should be considered or that morality of any kind is a factor.
Democracy is the assumption that whatever the majority wants should be assumed to be morally correct.
A constitution for a workable democracy would contain clauses that would constrain the government and the governed. It would ensure that minority rights would be respected. It would forbid referenda that works against social cohesion, such as a proposal to abolish taxes.
How the Swiss do democracy
Direct Democracy can be defined as a form or system of democracy giving citizens an extraodinary amount of participation in the legislation process and granting them a maximum of political self-determination.
http://direct-democracy.geschichte-schweiz.ch/
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