For instance, it's the only country that I know of where a party managed to leave the government by kicking its government ministers out of the party, with the ministers staying on regardless. And yes, they do love their referendums.
What if a European Court of Justice ruling goes against the ban? Can it be overturned then?
I think we need to make a law that any major steps we take with regard to the EU have to be put to a binding referendum. Not that it'll ever happen.
No idea on that, whether they'll accept the European Court of Justice as a higher authority... they're not in the EU after all.
As for such a law in the UK, no, probably not, because all the major parties are afraid of the result.
What if a European Court of Justice ruling goes against the ban? Can it be overturned then?
I think we need to make a law that any major steps we take with regard to the EU have to be put to a binding referendum. Not that it'll ever happen.
No idea on that, whether they'll accept the European Court of Justice as a higher authority... they're not in the EU after all.
As for such a law in the UK, no, probably not, because all the major parties are afraid of the result.
It seems the Swiss ban on muslim minarets has passed rather quietly
- 02/12/2009 04:15:22 PM
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I mostly support the Swiss decision. As from my comment at Der Spiegel,
- 02/12/2009 05:54:11 PM
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Re: I mostly support the Swiss decision. As from my comment at Der Spiegel,
- 02/12/2009 06:23:09 PM
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I understand the first in Qatar was built in 2003.
- 02/12/2009 10:11:31 PM
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So you ban the steeples where church bells are not needed?
- 02/12/2009 07:19:16 PM
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I would take an equal line against steeples where there is no bell/or no bell allowed to be used.
- 02/12/2009 08:29:21 PM
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Does anyone know the legal effect of this referendum?
- 02/12/2009 10:00:54 PM
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It's Switzerland. Their referendums are binding.
- 02/12/2009 10:07:52 PM
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Do the Swiss think they live in 5th-century BC Athens or something?
- 02/12/2009 10:11:29 PM
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- 02/12/2009 10:11:29 PM
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Switzerland is odd in a great many ways.
- 02/12/2009 10:14:26 PM
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Actually, I think I meant the European Court of Human Rights, not the ECJ.
- 02/12/2009 10:16:38 PM
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Yeah, but does that one have any power?
- 02/12/2009 10:17:54 PM
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- 02/12/2009 10:17:54 PM
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ECHR Article 9 – Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
- 02/12/2009 10:52:35 PM
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I feel like I'm missing something in this debate
- 02/12/2009 11:21:03 PM
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The latter.
- 02/12/2009 11:22:49 PM
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Huh, that's bizarre
- 02/12/2009 11:39:03 PM
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It's coming from a party...
- 02/12/2009 11:42:49 PM
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sicherheit schaffen, that's great!
- 03/12/2009 12:00:00 AM
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I don't really see a problem with it
- 02/12/2009 10:09:55 PM
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They pretty much have.
- 02/12/2009 10:16:46 PM
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I would say it is a bit reactionary but i guess it depends on your definition of intolerance
- 03/12/2009 03:39:48 PM
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The Adhan can really get to you
- 02/12/2009 11:14:47 PM
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I think it seems kind of a silly waste of government power...
- 03/12/2009 12:27:29 AM
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It's not the government that did it. *NM*
- 03/12/2009 12:29:35 AM
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*re reads* Oh. I guess it's really power to the people over there
- 03/12/2009 12:35:59 AM
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