Icelanders vote on Internet-picked referendum issues

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http://www.france24.com/en/20121020-icelanders-vote-internet-picked-questions-constitution-state-church-natural-resources



Icelanders vote Saturday in a consultative referendum on six constitution-related questions posed by a committee that has relied to an unprecedented degree on Internet contributions from the island's people.

The questions to be answered by a simple yes or no include the role of the country's natural resources and of the national church in a proposed draft new constitution. Voters will also be asked whether they want the committee's proposals to form the basis of a draft constitution.

The six questions were chosen by a committee of 25 ordinary citizens elected in 2010 to review the country's constitution: they in turn took to the Internet to solicit the views of their fellow Icelanders.

The draft legislation for a new constitution was submitted to the country's parliament, the Althing, at the end of July 2011. In May this year it was decided to seek the opinion of the island's inhabitants on six issues.

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1. ..

You mean to tell me that the people of Iceland are allowing regular citizens to control legislation? SCANDALOUS!!!1!

At least we have professionals in this country to do that:

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2. and such 'professionals' they are!11