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The energy issue The referendum as a political issue

these days takes the debate in various fora on the issue of energy. In ways that continue to indicate a sort of persistent intellectual laziness.

The writer is not even anti-nuclear and nuclear does not believe in the redeeming virtues of "renewable" but neither is prejudiced contrary to give them credit.

If anything it is elsewhere, interested in a different way to set this matter. As the following address dominant perspective is typical of recent decades, which has proved pernicious: the point of view bid. That economic theory of supply that has malfunctioned - as he always repeats the Nobel Prize Paul Krugman - and that applied to the growing shortage of energy, resulting in the trivial (lazy) recipe to replace the sources being depleted with others, but always assumed abundant, easy availability and management, cheap. In short, the magical and simplistic replacement of oil with something else. In any case, assuming as unchanged / unchanging demand.

So the heart of the problem seems to seek resources equivalent to burn belly nell'irrinunciabile get enough of the SUV, so continue to heat and thermoregulate both houses as offices in the most senseless and coolers today, and so on.

Maybe forgetting (deliberately?) That if fossil fuels are no data coming up in a few decades, the uranium will follow in the common destiny little later, ignoring the fact that any alternative solutions is not strong enough to support the current consumption levels. Not accepting the simple evidence that we live in a finite system and that the limits are the natural order of things.

That seems much more reasonable (and responsible) to overturn the point of view thinking in terms of demand, not the effort to chase panting inconclusive Sisyphus a measure of the level of supply at current consumption patterns because - rather - to realign the organization of society and the resulting lifestyle to the actual possibilities available to us. Saving and back.

is clear that - at this point - the issue of energy science and technology becomes highly political. With all the difficulties involved, given the current state of the art (enough accidents) of public action. The fact remains that the current setting is only a short postponement soothing, calm and satisfied that we start to catastrophe in the medium term.

The alternative - Exactly - is to reorient towards sobriety: therefore, the prevalence of public consumption, and a rethinking of collective models extraordinary work of civic education outreach. From the selection and reuse of waste.

In short, even before the alleged ABRAKADABRA of science and technology, expected on faith as a kind of manna from heaven, the practice to draw on the collective commitment to active awareness.

To do this will require some very difficult passages. Which require the direct involvement of the citizenry that is aware and - simultaneously - a deep reflection on the trends inherent in the dynamics social guidelines as a policy renewed at the root from that degree of credibility that will enable it to exercise leadership in their communities (which now held him in a deep-rooted contempt).

On the other hand, the world is being conducted by criticism of "lazy" systems of government based on the theories of supply, the origin of economic bubbles are bursting in the face to all humanity. The same thing applies, for that is the primary question of our survival as food and plausible ways to run in a finite world in the bill.

of Pierfranco Pellizzetti from the XIX Century April 26, 2009

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Dear Editor, postponed a year because of early elections, the referendum marks Guzzetta back-awakening in the majority of current tensions once thought dormant. I ask to go to referendum vote on June 7 in conjunction with the European elections and the first round of administrative.

declared aim is to save a figure indicate that the referendum and the Minister Maroni 400 million in 173. Real purpose is to make use of the simultaneous elections to form a quorum of half plus one of voters prescribed by law for the validity of the referendum. As for the referendum are silent, and many commentators do not say is that - just to ensure that participation is voluntary and not induced artificially - the referendum should not be held to coincide with other elections. Since the law requires that the referendum be held on a Sunday between April 15 and June 15, the only date in June that will satisfy all the previous and every legal requirement is 14. Any other date would require a legislative change that, because of the times, it would require an appeal to the decrees of urgency. But the obligation to set a date being known for over a year, there is no doubt that the conditions of "necessity and urgency" prescribed by the Constitution. The adoption of a law relating to elections may well be justified only if there is a general consensus among the political forces that ensure prompt ratification sanasse the successful override of constitutional legitimacy, consensus - which according to the latest ad - is it possible on the date of 21 but not on that of 7 June.

He added that the combination of the referendum with the elections is not a minor technical matter but a political intervention of large-scale, promoting the success of the referendum would alter profoundly the nature of our political system. The referendum does not answer the door to a major flaw of the current law Election: contrary to what the referendum, while maintaining the blocked lists, the victory of "yes" would restore non-citizens the right to choose their own representatives, while maintaining the secretariats of the parties the power to appoint them to your liking. But this lack of change, the referendum would add an innovation even more ominous: the emergence of "party-coalition" deeply uneven, if the previous parties survive in the form of current organized. Instead of having a limited fragmentation by the use of minimum threshold, we would have an uncontrolled proliferation of old and new groups, united with the sole purpose of achieving the award of the majority, but without a common identity. The difficulties who already feel the Democratic Party and it would come out in the PDL exaggerated. Nor is this the only evil: in place of "multi-moderate", characterized by 5 games over 4%, fully compatible with "bipolar competition" which is the true essence of bipolarity, we led a bipartisan system that forcibly paradoxically would have the right to deny the succession to the center-right and center-left. The timid and even incipient democracy of which we have witnessed in recent years has in fact been made possible by the autonomy compared to the PDL League and UDC, and the center-left voters the ability to intercept IDV otherwise oriented toward ' abstention or radical protest vote. Without the League, UDC, and IdV we would not have a competition but a clear and stable bipolar dominance of the center-right of the center-left. Not a competitive system, with frequent alternation of government and opposition, but the gradual emergence of a dominant party system. Not saving the announced bipartisanship, but a new form of "imperfect bipartisanship." Whenever there was in Italy to a reduction in competition for a direct comparison between left and right as possible without the mediation of central forces, the challenge was in fact awarded the right. Forced to choose between right and left of center moderate voters have always chosen the right: in 1924, in 1948, and again today with Berlusconi. In other words, a reformist left can win and govern in Italy only relinquishing any claim to self-sufficiency and only if supported by independent forces of the center. Adopt a referendum with the election system, destroying the center of each space and autonomy for the parties not aligned, the right would be structurally favored for the center-left and its voters a real form of euthanasia policy. In addition to giving 55% of seats in the most voted list the referendum may put within the reach of even the ruling party to amend the Constitution with 2 / 3 of the votes and no possibility of referendum. One more reason to avoid election day, and not to resort to a decree which not only pose serious problems of constitutionality would be a serious threat to the democracy of.

Stefano Passigli from the Reform of April 16, 2009

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euthanasia of Modernity Disaster

The earthquake is different from the others and several natural disasters for the speed and indifference: in the few minutes of earthquakes the disaster is over, the survivors do not just have to find the dead bodies buried under the rubble and walk among the remains of lost cities and villages. Among the unbearable pain but as always borne by those who have lost loved ones, and the silence of the other survivors pity them but they know they have been miraculously healed.

For days, for years, will discuss prevention is not done, the mistakes made, of malfeasance for self-interest for which the bill has arrived and in newspapers and on television there will be the sad spectacle of the dead and powerless, of the injured, their family members in tears.

A name will be repeated in all the chronicles, in the comments, in the controversy. Guido Bertolaso \u200b\u200bto the head of Civil Protection, the professional assistance of the public know that all Italians, even if, in fact, struggling to understand that he is the real Prime Minister of Italy this disaster. The real head of government is he, not the politicians in Italy and abroad, playing the part of public administrators.

Bertolaso \u200b\u200bhas a uniform, wearing plain clothes with no degrees and no medals, normal trousers and a blue pullover with a tricolor ribbon sewn up, but there is no Italian who did not recognize him in what promises to rebuild the country every time he goes to pieces, which promises to mend its wounds, to remove the rubble and garbage, to reopen the roads, restore rivers and streams in their banks. That's what the official head of government would be a "dictator" good. Bertolaso \u200b\u200bfact enjoys the power to mobilize armies of rescuers, thousands of trains, cars, trucks. When he comes with his blue pullovers with the tricolor ribbon, prefects, and general Quaestors are put on alert and obey him without a murmur. He shuts up the controversy, as did yesterday, said the tragedy could not be anticipated. And no matter if he is unable to maintain many of its promises. Bertolaso \u200b\u200bhas full power, the government is stronger than the government.

There is one important thing that is taking place in Abruzzo. In pain and desperation of the disaster aged people rediscover the will to resist and repair. And once the laces and bureaucratic snares seem to disappear in the face of higher need. Is mobilized in a few hours a true national army which is that of relief, which will start operating from Cape Passero Brenner second prearranged plans and interventions, but also on a voluntary basis and solidarity. Driven by emotion, pain, the fraternity of a people.

And there's another lesson, one that is informed by this disaster in many ways cruel and merciless. The transition from ancient Italy, a country of art, Italy bricks and slates, and the modern reinforced concrete. Between Italy and around the castles of the medieval villages and hills above the industrial areas on the valley floor plans. Newspapers and television stations have interviewed the survivors of the earthquake in Campania and Marche, administrators, officials who have seen with their eyes, sometimes the death of their loved ones, the delays and foresight, errors once made, once again reported too late. Once again, they remembered the ancient and ever observed lesson of modesty and of seriousness, the duty to provide necessary today to tomorrow instead of crying on their own imprudence.

The main complaint that he moved to the imperial megalomania Mussolini, was to have spent money and men for the conquest of the "sand box" in Libya, while in southern Italy lacked roads and railways, and people continued to carry the loads shoulders and walk along the sheep tracks. The great works are a testament to civilization but five years of ambitious rulers rather than essays. The bridge over the Straits of Messina and super fast trains are beautiful to see and tell, but then comes a heavy rain and one of the great works, the Salerno-Reggio Calabria highway turns into the "hanging shambles" which is most of the South .

Finally, there is a third lesson to be drawn from this modernity is no longer time to run to see who is dead or homeless. The pity and grief must adapt to the modern mass, not to obstruct traffic on the roads of relief. It is a prayer, order Bertolaso.

of Giorgio Bocca from the Republic of April 7, 2009