• Riverside@reddthat.com
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    3 days ago

    “When you give yourself emergency powers to skip over the democratically elected parliament and raise retirement age against the wishes of everyone”

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      2 days ago

      He didn’t give himself any emergency powers though.

      Article 49.3 is part of the french constitution. It gives the choice to parliament :

      • You vote the law or you withdraw support from the government
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          7 hours ago

          Yeah. Ignore unconformable arguments. Go ahead. That’s how you get to the truth. Ah, my mistake. It’s just plain 3rd grade stupid.

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            6 hours ago

            Emergency powers are also constitutional. The 49.3 is an article from the 1960s when there were many parties in parliament and it was a mess trying to pass any law, this time it was CLEARLY used to skip the democratic will of the people, the vast majority of whom don’t want increased retirement age. I don’t care how technically constitutional or not it is, it’s authoritarian, antidemocratic, regressive and immoral. Ask yourself why you’re siding with the people destroying welfare.