Re:Switzerland’s underground freight project gets start date
by panick21_ on Sunday June 26, 2022 @07:10AM
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Its the other way around, 100k for an initiative, 50k for a referendum.
Re:Switzerland’s underground freight project gets start date
by jokteur on Sunday June 26, 2022 @08:09AM
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My bad, I confused the numbers. I corrected
Re:Switzerland’s underground freight project gets start date
by lordwarnut on Sunday June 26, 2022 @07:56AM
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How does the evaluation of the feasibility of the proposed law work?
Re:Switzerland’s underground freight project gets start date
by panick21_ on Monday June 27, 2022 @04:31AM
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Well, generally if you propose a law like that there is a large discussion around it and those that propose it usually write a whole bunch of 'this is why its a good idea' stuff.
The Bundesrat (i.e. the State Council) sometimes proposes an alternative. So they might say 'Initiative X proposes Y, but the State Council recommends a compromise where we do Z instead'. And then when you vote on it you have 3 options, rather then just 'yes' or 'no'.
There is also a check of the highest court, where they basically say 'this isn't really according to international law'. However that is just a recommendation and people can ignore it when voting.
Also, even if something goes threw, the actual implementation usually slightly adjust to reality on the ground somewhat.
On the other hand, if you want to propose a law, you can collect 100'000 signatures and create an "initiative". After evaluation of the feasibility of this law, it will be the subject of a nation-wide votation.