Formigoni and Errani ineligible
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Yesterday, 15 April 2010, we crossed the Rubicon of legality. Alea iacta est. The main role player was not Julius Caesar but, more modestly, the Pdl-Pdwithoutanel duo, which has been attempting to destroy democracy in Italy for almost twenty years and, by the way, doing a pretty good job of it. The river in question was not the Rubicon, but the Italian Parliament, the Cloaca Maxima of Italian politics. The Chamber approved the “Save Errani-Formigoni” law with 435 votes in favour, 21 against and 41 abstentions. The pair, well seasoned over numerous legislatures as Premiers of the Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy Regions are safe for the time being. Until yesterday, . the law that prevented anyone from standing for more than two consecutive terms effectively prevented them from standing for re-election. Now, thanks to the ad-hoc decree, Errani and Formigoni have been re-virginised and they have been given a new electoral hymen. The law approved by the Deputies is in itself undeniable proof of the fact that Errani and Formigoni were not eligible for election. This is a post dated law designed to legitimise behaviour that was previously illegal. The “Save the Election List” decree effectively set a precedent for all future do-it-yourself postdated laws. Have you not paid your taxes? No problem, all you do is get together in the lounge with members of your family and you draft a little post-dated decree containing a tax shield. Have you been fired together with other temporary workers? All you do is call a meeting to approve a law ordering immediate reinstatement. Are you unable to pay your water, electricity and gas bills? All you do is draft a little post-dated law granting yourself a 100% reduction and send it off to Equitalia with postage to be paid by the addressee. Calderoli should simply burn both the Civil Code and the Penal Code. They are absolutely useless. Any law can be changed after the crime has been committed. It is merely the simplification of democracy, an entry into a new world in which everyone does whatever the hell they like thanks to post-dated legal provisions. The “Save Errani and Formigoni” law is yet to be approved by the Senate, but this is a mere formality. The Senators are obedient people. Then Napolitano still has to sign it into law, but this too is a mere formality. However, the decree is unconstitutional and I am committed to bringing it down. Meanwhile, for as long as the decree is in force, everyone will be free to make their own post-dated little laws and little decrees. Not even the gods can change the past, yet our politicians succeed in doing so without any problems, just as they are confidently screwing with our future. The corruptor becomes Prime Minister, the Mafia member a hero and Errani and Formigoni Regional Premiers. Are you disgusted by what is going on? Is the law standing in the way of your ambition to become a highwayman, thief, mafia don or extortionist? This is now all in the past. Thanks to the post-dated laws you will feel like a new man and, perhaps, once you grow up, you could even become a Deputy.