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rob05c · 3027 days ago · link · · parent · post: Switzerland will be the first country in the world to vote on having a national wage of £1,700 a month
Yep, Switzerland is a Direct Democracy (or incredibly close). Colorado is similar. The Colorado Constitution says anyone can get anything on the ballot if they get 5% of the voting population's signature. If the ballot passes, the legislature is required to implement it. That's how marijuana was legalised. Incidentally, a petition for universal healthcare passed the mark this year, and will be on the Colorado 2016 ballot. Maybe. I don't know about Switzerland, but in Colorado, and most of the US, the electorate and the legislature are often misaligned.This nation can get a vote for something if it gets enough signatures/money/some other thing.
It's not really significant that this is happening, and will likely be shot down.