Big Lies and Ukraine

Has the Time Come to Realize the EU or the DiEM25 Dream?

DiEM25 seeks to create a more democratic Europe. They see the European Union becoming a technocratic superstate ruled by edict. DiEM25 aims instead to make Europe a union of people governed by democratic consent through a policy of decentralisation.

So Instead, why not do as the US Colonies did and write a European Constitution along the Swiss Canton Model?

Switzerland's canton system is a division of the country into administrative regions, similar to US states. Each canton has its own government, legislature, and constitution.

How are cantons governed?

Each canton has a capital city and its own official language.

Cantons manage education, healthcare, social welfare, law enforcement, and direct taxation.

Cantons have unicameral parliaments, with the number of seats varying between 58 and 200.

The Council of States has 46 members, two from each canton and one from each half canton.

The National Council has 200 members, elected by proportional representation in each canton.

History of cantons

Before the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848, each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army, and currency.

Three cantons—Unterwalden, Basel, and Appenzell—are subdivided into demicantons, or half cantons, which function as full cantons.

Some notable cantons:

Fribourg was the first French-speaking canton to join the Swiss Confederation.

Appenzell is known for its scenery, traditions, and mountain inns.

Glarus is known for its serene mountain lakes.

Schaffhausen is known for its stunning towns and the Rhine.

St Gallen is known for its culture and landscapes.

Thurgau is known for its countryside, history on the river, and lakes.

Salvador Dali, "William Tell" (1930)