Who wants democracy can not trick
Saturday 24 January 2009 02:07 - From Jochim Stoltenberg
The beautiful Democrats, Social Democrats in Berlin are! First they promise more full-bodied citizen participation. If the citizens accept this offer, the result of a referendum or in the final stage a referendum to the ladies and gentlemen in the councils of the party but not match, is ignored, delayed or worse, faked to the people's voice quickly to silence.
has been completed, the airport Tempelhof, the consequences so far is the sinking of Media Spree. Now is also manipulated in terms of religion and Pro in addition, a lot of money thrown out the window. The mayor is a very questionable understanding of inner-party democracy even when, as during this weekend closed meeting of the SPD in Mecklenburg Fleesensee, even in matters of religion and ethics blind following requires at least all the social democratic mandate.
If the governor once again boycotted the equally stubborn and logical and financially and organizationally only sensible combination of popular vote on Pro Reli and European elections on 7 June, he acts legally, but it proves once again one of defiance fed arrogance of power that is increasingly hard to bear. Pro Reli that the successful referendum of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit, it must similarly surprised and angry have political as in April, barely lost the vote on the future of Tempelhof. Who but he and his red-red coalition (against objections of the CDU) four years ago deliberately wanted to strengthen the basis of democracy, has to make the fair political fight. Wowereit afraid that because he obviously fears. Unlike in the case of the pro-Tempelhof religious vote is not in the core of the old West Berlin was limited initiative, but an entire city moving question. In addition, Pro Reli a much broader: Christians, Jews and Muslims are joining in, such as New Berlin, SPD-left and the Deputy National Chairman Andrea Nahles or chancellor candidate Frank-Walter Steinmeier are committed to each religion as well as a bourgeoisie, after a long time re confident his voice rising.
If a fair and permanently accepted decision to be made, then do so many Berliners as possible be lured to the polls. This ensures only the content of the referendum with the elections. Who Wowereit as stubborn insistence to prefer the decision a few weeks ago, for no obvious reasons. The trick, manipulated and wasted a lot of money in a poor town. And who says that the more Berlin on 7 June for the ballot box stride, the chances for each religion alone?
Rarely Klaus Wowereit's confidence in his supposed clients as low as in those days. And he might regret his anti-religious trickery-even: 2013, when he as chancellor candidate want to go in less godless regions of Germany to win votes.
Source: Berliner Morgenpost
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