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Debt Moratorium with 1%Tax? The Arctic Mouse that Roared
The people wanted democratic reforms, but legislation now being proposed in this area is weak and not in tune with the demands and needs of the people.
This nation needs a Constitutional Convention in which citizens take part.
The expensive advisory convention for a chosen inside few that the government proposes, is a distortion of the unity such a convention could bring if a different more democratic method were used.
In November a few energetic individuals will call together a national convention.
It is my hope this endeavor will guide us on this path.
We parliamentarians are here to represent the will of the people.
The people have to make up their minds as to what it is that they want.
It is clear no matter which government will be in charge, they will always be unpopular in the trying times ahead.
If we are not to have a persistent government crisis, it is important that Parliament take back the powers it was originally intended to have.
At this moment the executive branch holds Parliament hostage.
It is healthy for democracy when the executive branch refrains from using MPs as a rubber stamp for their decisions.
The government set an example for all and called for the parliamentary minority to work according to their conviction, cf. European Union application – it must apply to the majority as well.
Herd mentality and leader adulation brought us down. Let’s make sure it doesn’t happen again. The Movement wants to speak for the public; we have no interests to guard but your own.
Halldór Laxness[2] had a unique insight into our nation’s soul.
Maystar, his poems of hope, sing in my heart when I think of my nation in these days, and in particular this verse:
