Friday, June 26, 2009

What Does Air In Your Bladder Mean?

Where is the democracy of the referendum?

Sunday 21 and Monday, June 22 more than fifty million Italians were called to the polls to express their views on a referendum of three questions, three different crosses to mark the box 'yes' or that' no ". But all Italians knew what it was? The answer can be understood by the percentage of actual voters, a record in negative in nearly 150 years of the Italian Republic: 23.3% in the first two questions, 23.8% in the third. This data provides ample evidence that people are not going to vote simply because they did not know what they should speak up, because of the remembrance never too little freedom of information, and not because they are interested in the so-called direct democracy. I say this because some "guru" of politics, both right and left, saw this statistic as a total disregard for the sacred institution referendum and not as a clear statement of position, however, suggested by some political factions. In fact these calls from this or that party were the only times where news and newspapers have spoken of the referendum, were not seen or debates or analysis by which the voter could understand the pros and cons of the questions abrogation. The only granted by the second national TV spot from the shorter ones were always the same formula: "in case of victory, yes, the majority of the premium will go to the party that took the most votes," but no one has explained what this phantom "majority premium" or even "in case of victory, yes, the opportunity to apply will be abolished in most jurisdictions," but no one has explained what we are and what the districts serve italioti couch potatoes to the poor. A lack unintended? No. Just another way to show who is boss. But one day the nodes will be laid on the table.

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