Thank you, Filia, for your prompt reply and for the info about yourself. =) I am sorry to learn that you are temporarily out of job. Take good care of yourself...
I am very impressed withh your work on I-44 and I-46 ! I would like to suggest somwehere a statement be made that I-46 can be altered only by referendum. ...
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Filia den Hollander
fkdh@...
Sep 27, 2004 1:59 pm
(FdH): Cc also to Jiri Polak. If I'm correct he is still also a member of the International Democracy email group. (Are you, Jiri?) Below some short replies. ...
Hi, Bruce Thanks for the compliment. Yes, not only I-46, but the entire Constitution could only be amended by a citizens' initiative or referendum: Article...
Hi, Filia Jiri Polak and a few others were not included in the cc in my earlier email because their email addresses are private at the members' list at the I-D...
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fkdh@...
Sep 28, 2004 5:52 pm
Dear all, I agree to what Ken wrote. I'd also like to add that the nature of email, especially an email group, is that sometimes people respond and sometimes...
Dear Bernard, I have learnt a lot from you in the past for which I am grateful, your generosity in sharing what you know has been much appreciated, and I could...
Dear Eric, You have missed the point in several directions a. I do not see the urgency/panic over the EU Constitution, it was never my intention to instigate...
Hi, Horst Thank you for your contribution to the discussion on Article I-46. Yes, you have raised a point of difficulty, but it does not relate to Clause...
Dear Jiri, You have made a very good suggestion. If the owners of <cicdd@yahoogroups.com> or <democracy-europe> have no objection, discussions about the draft...
I believe Jiri suggested choosing one list, not have emails clogging all over. I get enough without multiple copies of the same thing. Perhaps the main...
Dear All, If you have been celebrating that the 'citizens' initiative' in Article I-46.4 in the July 2003 version of the Draft EU Constitution refers to a...
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Filia den Hollander
fkdh@...
Oct 4, 2004 3:05 pm
Dear all, Today I've spoken with Jan Willem Sap, who specialised in International Law and teaches at the University of Amsterdam. He's interested in...
Dear Filia, I admire you for the hard work you have put in in rallying people to support the drafting of a People's Constitution. Yes, Jan is right to say that...
Hi, WH Would you like to share with us here your reasons for your view? Best Regards Eric Lim (lpc1998) halva_gr <halva@...> wrote: Personally I think...
Dear WH, Yes, we can, if we have a better reason for saying 'NO' to the Draft EU Consitution. :) Do you know of any good reason for doing so? Best Regards ...
Dear WH, Bruce, Franz and all who are interested in this discussion. [WH](http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cicdd/message/10376): "Direct democracy is a democracy...
Note: forwarded message attached. Note: forwarded message attached. Hello avery body, sometimes I am regarding your discussion about "directe democracy" or...
Eric Lin lpc1998 wrote: <BE> "Democracies are notable for voting to enhance their personal means rather than the difficult enduring decisions necessary for...
Note: forwarded message attached. Dear Friends, Bruce Eggum in reply to Eric Lim wrote: <<I believe that before people can begin to develop a government...
Note: forwarded message attached. ... discussion. ... whether legislative power should, for a given period, be in the hands of a parliament or of a social...
Dear All, <Bruce Eggum> Democracies are notable for voting to enhance their personal means rather than the difficult enduring decisions necessary for equality...
Dear Eric, You said; <Eric LimDemocracy has 2 main problem areas: (1) the effective management of the people's representatives, whether elected or not and (2)...
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Antonio Rossin
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Oct 11, 2004 5:57 am
... (antonio) Agreed. I would add, "democracy" is a territorial concept, insofar it addresses all the real people who live inside a real territory. For...
Dear Bruce, <Eric Lim>: "Democracy has 2 main problem areas: (1) the effective management of the people's representatives, whether elected or not and (2) the...
Dear Antonio, [WH]:(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cicdd/message/10376): "Direct democracy is a democracy of active citizens, not of all voters on the...
Dear WH [WH]: "The population in general (isolated individuals) is/are even more prey to domination by vested interest groups and their media than are the...
Dear Jiri, I have now gone through the draft Citizens' Constitution of the Czech Republic relating to the Citizens' Commissions (Planning Cells) at the website...
