IN THIS LESSON

Local Sovereignty: Shift decision-making authority, tax-raising ability, and funding away from the central capital to regional and local communities.

  • A. Regional Fiscal Autonomy: Grant significantly enhanced tax-raising and full spending powers to regional and local governments, enabling communities to tailor investment (e.g., housing, infrastructure, specialized skills training) to their specific economic needs and opportunities.

  • B. Local Veto Power: Establish a clear constitutional mechanism granting local elected authorities the power to veto or amend centralized mandates or nationally planned infrastructure projects that demonstrably conflict with local democratic consensus.

  • C. Citizen-Initiated Referenda: Introduce a national legislative mechanism that requires a binding, national referendum on major constitutional or policy decisions upon the verifiable collection of a predetermined, large number of citizen signatures, empowering direct democratic input.

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