3 ms·
You can absolutely rule out a referendum: In the Swiss political system, a referendum is a mean against a new law. However, a new law on or against e-currencie
by chmars 13y ago
You can absolutely rule out a referendum:
In the Swiss political system, a referendum is a mean against a new law. However, a new law on or against e-currencies is not even on the horizon in Switzerland.
In a nutshell: No new law, no possibility for a referendum.
- jwilliams 13y agoNot true, the mechanism allows for constitutional change. This includes: - Same-sex marriage - A ban on building new minarets - Phasing out Nuclear Power (defeated) - Limitations on Executive pay and payouts - Abolishing compulsory military service Frankly. I have limited insight into what the average Swiss person thinks of crypto-currencies. However, I did find the average citizen has (relatively) strong views on finance, cash and the integrity of their financial system.
- CaptainZapp 13y agoHe's right. A referendum is always called against a law enacted by parliament. What you are referring to is called an initiative. Those are popular requests to change the constitution to (for example) allow same sex marriage. even though the outcome may be the same (a popular vote) the mechanisms are quite different. (In German: Referendum vs Verfassungsinitiative). A referendum on federal level requires 50'000 valid signatures, an initiative double as much.
- jwilliams 13y agoI was just using the term you used in your first post - which seemed representative enough for me. If your point was to argue that mechanism can't be used (but another can) then that seems unusually specific/technical.