Comments on: Citizen Assemblies/ Cynulliadau dinasyddion http://www.bethanjenkinsblog.org.uk/citizen-assemblies-cynulliadau-dinasyddion Plaid Assembly Member for South Wales West including Aberavon, Bridgend, Gower, Neath, Ogmore, Port Talbot and Swansea Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:13:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Charlie Marks http://www.bethanjenkinsblog.org.uk/citizen-assemblies-cynulliadau-dinasyddion/comment-page-1#comment-1149 Charlie Marks Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:58:18 +0000 http://www.bethanjenkinsblog.org.uk/?p=744#comment-1149 Sounds like it will be a useful event. Bethan, what's your take on the citizens' initiative and the "people's veto"? Some states have provision for the triggering of a referenda on an issue if a certain percentage of citizens sign a petition in favour. The "people's veto" also exists in some constitutions and allows laws passed by parliament to be challenged in a similar way. Sounds like it will be a useful event.

Bethan, what’s your take on the citizens’ initiative and the “people’s veto”?

Some states have provision for the triggering of a referenda on an issue if a certain percentage of citizens sign a petition in favour.

The “people’s veto” also exists in some constitutions and allows laws passed by parliament to be challenged in a similar way.

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