Dear Colleagues,
I quote from a letter of The Referenda Society
(contact via http://www.snafu.de/~mjm/refer1.html )
"(...) if legislation
is secured by Peoples' Petition, it is envisaged that two elements of
direct democracy would obtain. One, mandatory referenda in respect of
any constitutional changes. Two, popular initiatives in respect of
sponsoring proposals or challenging bad legislation, of which there is
a great deal."
My questions:
Are there recent examples of "Peoples' Petition"? What is the history of
this procedure in England and Britain, its successes and failures? How can
such a petition be organised today? Are there other ways to introduce
citizens' initiative and referendum into the present indirect
(representative) system of government?
Sincerely,
Michael Macpherson
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Dr. M J Macpherson M.R.C.P. (U.K.)
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