Sentences with phrase «democracy by referendum»

At the 5th documenta in 1972, Joseph Beuys (1921 - 1986) set up an «Office for Direct Democracy by Referendum».

In Kassel, Joseph Beuys opened his Organization for Direct Democracy by Referendum, David Medalla and John Dugger set up a «People's Participation Pavilion,» and Anatol Herzfeld

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By deciding to hold a referendum, «Tsipras exploits the ultimate weapon of democracy as a tactical ploy, undermining its political essence,» he said in a Twitter post.

In 1988, led by a coalition of parties called «Concertación por la Democracia», Chile regained democracy through a referendum.

Geoffrey Robertson's article sums up the political background very succinctly: «Our democracy does not allow, much less require, decision - making by referendum.

of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, having been given sovereignty over whether the Kingdom leaves or remains in the European Union insist, in the interest of democracy and unity, on being given the opportunity to take an informed decision on the final outcome of the Art. 50 negotiations, as approved by parliament, through a referendum to either accept this outcome or to remain in the European Union.

«Democracy isn't necessarily government by referenda; it's not necessarily simply adopting the will of the people.

Commenting on the Conservative Party's proposals to force local authorities to hold a referendum each time they increase council tax by more than a central government controlled level, Director of Unlock Democracy, Peter Facey said:

Policy: The theft of national democracy by the EU under the Lisbon treaty will be put to a referendum as soon as possible.

The emerging anti-government movement which is the shining hope of extending democracy should not be encouraged to campaign or support a device (the av referendum) aimed to curtailing reform by limiting itself to a «reform» that is actually worse than the status quo.

There is an alternative: by linking referendums with complementary forms of deliberative and participatory democracy, people have the opportunity to learn and discuss the real facts and issues before being required to make a final decision.

Labour MP for Gateshead, Ian Mearns, has criticised Eric Pickles» accusation that English councils who raise a «stealth tax» by 1.99 % in a bid to avoid the Government's 2 % referendum threshold are «democracy dodgers».

Every citizen having a voice seems fair, but one argument against direct democracy as embodied by referendums is that they oversimplify complex arguments.

Both equally proposals prohibit referendums or citizens» initiatives on hometown in depth solutions together the lines of your «Hometown Democracy» constitutional modification that was rejected by Florida voters previous yr.

Is a referendum on Trinity Western University's law school an exercise in democracy or a failure of leadership by the benchers of the Law Society of British Columbia?