269,159 signatures
Petition is addressed to: Deutscher Bundestag
In fundamental decision making (legislation) for the collective (of citizens), it is important that the majority of people acknowledges these decisions. By their veto, citizens should have the right to state their "No" to a law (proposed by the Bundestag).
Concretely, citizens should be able to demand by their veto, that laws of the Bundestag should be approved by plebiscite. This means that a new law could only take effect, if it gets the necessary approval in a plebiscite.
For a veto to be realized, 500.000 valid signatures within a 100 days have to be collected.
The new Bundestag, which will be collected at the 23.02.2025, should pass a Law for Veto Right after its first conference and yet before the formation of a new administration. We wish for a public polling without three-line whip (enforcement of faction).
Reason
We are concerned that democracy loses its supporters and thereby its supporting fundament. The Leipziger study on Authoritarianism of 2024 states: "Democracy as it works in Germany only gets 42.3 percent of approval."(1)
The right for a procedure of approval demanded by us - or for short, veto right - exists in Swiss for over than 150 years in the form of the facultative referendum ("Fakultatives Referendum"). It has always reminded politicians that their profession resides first and foremost in being a representative of the people and only then, in second instance, being career politician, party politician and lobbyist. In this way, laws are spawned that can endure the majoritarian will of the People.
A veto right would steal all populist's thunder who provoke the opposition of "those above" (the elite) and "those below" (the general public and especially the poor without means). It would take people at their word who view themselves as fighters for the true will of the People.
The veto right does not question the power of ultimate decision immanent in a representative democracy. Moreover, it draws a direct connection between politics and the People again. A connection we progressively lost over the course of the last 75 years during the existence of the constitution.
The constitution attributes an important control function (role of checks and balances) to the People. The execution of control once every 4 years by elections is insufficient. Control of delegated power should happen continously all the time in order to prevent damage from the people in the nation.
We want to inspire and delight people for (taking part in) democracy and gain back trust in politics.
Let's bolster up the nation with the help of a veto right!
Please sign the petition. The more we are, the more successful we will be.
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Petition details
Petition started:
02/03/2025
Petition ends:
03/23/2025
Region:
Germany
Topic:
Civil rights
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500.000 sollen jedes Gesetz verhindern können? Also gerade mal 0,8% der Wähler sollen die Macht haben ein sinnvolles Gesetz zu unterbinden? Selten so einen Schwachsinn gelesen. Würde dann Sinn machen wenn man 50%+1 Unterschrift sammelt!
Why people sign
It is long overdue for the Bundestag to be reminded of who it works for and is obliged to. The budget has been far exceeded and it is enough that the people are being made fools of. Democracy NOW!
Als deutsches Kriegskind, heute 90, sollte die erste Frage an das Volk sein: Soll Deutschland ein kriegstüchtiges- oder friedenstüchtiges Land sein?
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