Re: [WDDM] Swiss model

[Bruce Eggum <bruce.eggum(at)gmail.com>]

Dear Antonio,
This from the "beginning" which states the Initiative and Referendum model specifically.
Kind Regards, Bruce

FOUNDING DOCUMENTS
WORLDWIDE DIRECT DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT, WDDM

PREAMBLE
We, members of the Continuing International Congress on Direct Democracy (CICDD) decided during our second Congress in Delphi, Greece, the birthplace of democracy, to establish a formal Worldwide Direct Democracy Movement. We dedicate ourselves to work toward the introduction of Direct Democracy (DD) into the representative systems, through Citizens Initiatives and Referendums, and, ultimately, transform them peacefully to true democracies of the people. We pledge ourselves to remain faithful to genuine democratic principles as expressed in our Mission Statement. We aim to inspire others to join us and help to develop principles and methods leading to direct democracy (DD) of the people. We have been and will remain dedicated members of CICDD and share our ideals and proposals with all participants in the Network, individuals, and families.
 

MISSION STATEMENT

We, members of the Worldwide Direct Democracy Movement, believe that all citizens have the right to directly perform lawmaking and other governmental functions in any polity in which they live. Therefore we seek to develop and promote any participatory processes which allow people to exercise their rights to make their own laws and/or manage their own governance.

On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 5:15 AM, <Antonio Rossin> wrote:

Sorry, Bruce.

this was, and still is, YOUR  initial goal - quite sectarian IMHO -
not  the initial goal of  WDDM.
Please, speak for yourself,


antonio - founding member of  WDDM






Bruce Eggum ha scritto:

Yes this was the initial WDDM goal to oversee representative government with sovereignty <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereignty> lodged in the assembly of all citizens <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship> who choose to participate.

This is really quite simple and appropriate goal. Once begun, the people have the tools to develop however they choose to run their country.   Bruce

On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 2:51 AM, Dan Smith <draciron(at)gmail.com> wrote:

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_democracy

   Swiss model our base ideal?

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