Let's build our first Democratic Constitution!
Why?
So
that we the people decide what laws we want, not
politicians.
What is a Democratic Constitution?
A
DC is one that the people give to themselves. That means that only the people
can approve it or change it by referendums, not politicians.
We
have to give it to ourselves, because a constitution “given” to the people by
another country, or by politicians is not a DC.
The
basic principles of a DC are that:
1.
Final power rests always with the people forever.
2.
Only the people can approve their DC
3.
Only the people can amend their DC.
Where does a DC exist?
The
only country in the world that has a DC is Switzerland.
Some
States of the USA have partial DCs.
How can we get a DC?
By
showing how illegitimate the current system is.
We do that by:
1
not voting
for any politicians in any further general or local elections
2
making sure we do vote in any Citizen’s Initiated
Referendum
The way to not vote is to spoil the ballot paper. That can be done in many ways, such as not making any mark, or striking through the whole paper, or writing a message such as: “none of them.”
The
aim is to have more spoiled ballot papers than valid ones. This then makes the
election result invalid and illegitimate.
When
this happens we will call for a Constitutional Conference to draw up New
Zealand’s first Democratic Constitution. The delegates to this conference will not
be politicians. The constitution will embed the basic rights of democracy in
much the same way that the Swiss
constitution does.
When can we get our first DC?
Here's a useful link for some ideas on the process of making a democratic constitution.