ALLIANCE FO§ DEMOCRACY

Discussion over “more democracy”

The question of how we can change our democracy so that citizens have a say in politics is as old as German party politics which prevent the introduction of popular referenda: this has been the situation for 60 years. In the year 2006, a survey by “Stern” came up with the result that almost every German citizen believes that the people has nothing to say.
In the same year 2006, 80% of those surveyed by “Stern” called for the introduction of popular referenda. Today we know that nothing happened, and that participation in political affairs is undesirable.
The election programmes of the SPD, Greens, FDP and the Left call for national referenda – the SPD and the Left have proposed bills in the Bundestag for a supplementary amendment of the Basic Law. Only the CDU sees no cause to comply with the conditions of the Article (§20, Para. 2).
And so before every election, repeated calls can be heard from the people and various political groupings concerning the joint participation of the people, and how the Heidelberg group of the “Alliance for Democracy” invites people for discussion (21.8.13; Literature cafe of the Heidelberg City Library). On the podium sat: Lothar Binding (SPD), Franziska Brantner (Bündnis90/The Greens), Jens Brandenburg (FDP, deputising for Dirk Niebel), Sahra Mirow (The Left), Stevan Cirkovic (Pirates) and the Managing Director of “Mehr Demokratie e. V.” Roman Huber – Karl Lamers of the CDU was unable to attend.

The Alliance for Democracy was the annual discussion should achieve, when it is clear that politics has for 60 years refused to create genuine, direct democracy, although this is expressly required under the Basic Law.
There can be no co-determination of the people in a system in which alleged representatives of the people have ensconced themselves in order to haggle over party political interests, instead of serving the people and representing its interests. It is simply impossible. This explains why so little has been done in this area so far. What cannot be explained however is how popular representatives such as Angela Merkel talk in interviews about trust, and call for control, as in the “Stern” of 23rd May 2013, p. 66 to 73. This throws up the question of who she is to control? The discussions about democracy are all fruitless, which simply extends the time in which the people are manipulated by politicians, and forced to become guarantors for senseless loans which promote national bankruptcy.
The bottom line is: Vote for the opposition. And this gives rise to the next question: Where then is the opposition, and who makes up the opposition?
The forthcoming election will once again bring forth a chancellor. Irrespective of what this chancellor does, it will not comply with the principle of the Constitution of ensuring popular co-determination. The only remaining option is a revolutionary coup, in order to bring about a real change in the affairs of state, which have long since been out of sync. This revolution was also foreseen by Helmut Schmidt, even though the former Chancellor during his time in office did not want or promote co-determination by the people. And all this plays into the hands of a failure, who governs this country and who is told that she is the most powerful woman in the world. It would be better to be a real representative of the people – something of which Chancellor Merkel is incapable.