SWITZERLAND REFERENDUM TO CHALLENGE COVID LOCKDOWNS

A petition in Switzerland surpassed the number of signatures required to trigger a referendum on stopping Bern’s COVID-19 restrictions, which hopes to limit future lockdowns that can be mandated by the government.
Friends of the Constitution, the group spearheading the initiative, have criticized the country’s approach in dealing with the virus outbreak. Christopher Pfluger, a spokesman from the group, told the Wall Street Journal the group is concerned about individual liberties and the economic fallout from lockdown mandates.
The report pointed out an opinion poll that showed 55 percent of respondents were concerned about their liberties being impacted by lockdown measures. In December, officials in the country demanded all bars and restaurants close until the end of February. 
Euronews.com reported the group insists the lockdowns implemented have been “disproportionate” and “demonstrably ineffective.” Aside from the economic issues, some of the 86,000 who signed the petition expressed concern the government could put in place a “compulsory system with poorly tested vaccines.”
The referendum could take place as soon as June.
“People and companies who have been pushed to the brink by the irresponsible dictates of the Federal Council must be helped,” the group said in a statement, according to EuroNews. 
TRENDPOST: As Gerald Celente wrote in the summer 2011 Trends Journal, “Direct Democracy: It’s the Game Changer.” 
Celente wrote, “I’ve come to the conclusion that the only solution is to take that control from the handful of ‘them’ – the power possessors and power brokers – and put the power into the hands of the people. But how?”
Back in 2011, he proposed the “Celente Solution of Direct Democracy”: a potentially globe-changing movement that would replace today’s “representative democracy.” 
As clear by their deeds and actions, politicians are representative of their interests and to those special interests that give them money. 
Celente said, “Positive change will not and cannot occur until power is taken away from the power-obsessed.” 
The “Direct Democracy” solution he proposes “… will not only transfer power to the public (for better or for worse!), it will make ‘we the people’ fully responsible for creating the future. 
“The choice is stark. Either we take action to create our destiny or others will continue to create it for us. And, judging by past performance, we’re not going to like what they create.”
As the anti-establishment trend intensifies and citizens lose faith in political parties and systems, they will seek the Direct Democracy option that puts the future in their hands.