There is a reason I don't get into politics or even try and pay attention to what people say because they say one thing one day and the complete opposite the next. I know I should care, but I really don't; it's too complicated, too much to follow, and I never know what to believe. This is a direct quote from the article I read: "Liechtenstein's royal family has indicated it would veto the results of any referendum that removed the prince's power to veto the results of referendums." Is it just me or is that confusing? I mean it makes sense but it doesn't. How can they expect the prince to pass a law that takes away his right to veto. It makes no sense, it's just going to end up in a never ending cycle of them trying to take away the prince's veto power and the prince vetoing it. Unless I'm less understanding of this quote and of politics than I thought, that just seems ridiculous. The article even said that in 2003 a similar proposal was rejected; that's just proof of the never ending cycle.
As I said, I'm not big on politics but this is how I view this situation: the power to veto is a right that the prince has. Asking him to pass a law that takes away the veto is basically asking him to pass a law that is taking away one of his rights, and nobody should have their rights taken away from them.
As a side note, I would also like to point out how weird, to me, it sounds to have the words "veto", "prince" and "royal family" in the same sentence. When I think veto I automatically think president not prince. I guess it's just another one of those cultural differences, or my lack of politcal/ government knowledge. We do have a president right? Kidding, it's not that bad.
http://www.incyprus.com.cy/en-gb/Showbiz/4118/25741/prince-vetoes-the-veto
I would agree with you that politics can be confusing and hard to understand at times. Often using very bag statements and ideas to try and pass it by people without their full knowledge of the point.
ReplyDeleteTo think that a prince would pass anything that would take his power away is beyond me.
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ReplyDeleteI agree. Politics can be frustrating. It's also sad how the prince cares more about his power then his own people. Sometimes I wonder if some of our leaders feel the same way..
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