Wisdom is the one positive trait attributed to age - so Janggut's words, and the fact that I became Grandfather two weeks ago, make me feel very old. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
A topic? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/think.gif" alt="" />
Last Sunday the French people declined the European Constitution in a referendum, though France was a founding member of the European Union and France had significant influence in the formulation of the draft of the constitution. As it appears the majority of those saying no did not base their vote on their factual opinion of the document in question, but on their general dissatisfaction with the interior politics of the current government.
Which leads me to the topic to discuss ->
democracy and referendums.
Describe the policy on referendums in your respective countries, if there is any.
Describe the experiences made with them.
What is your opinion - Should there be more direct participation of the general population in a democracy (if yes, on what issues?)? Or should elected governments stand to their mandate and take the responsibility on their own for representing their respective population (in its entirety!)?
An essay of at least... - no, forget that <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
