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Submission LASTMAN-1646 (Online)

Submission By Howard Lastman
AddressToronto, Ontario,
Organization
Date20040927
CategoryDemocratic government
Abstract
The Citizens' Assembly should consider whether it is a good idea to ban anti-democratic political parties. [1 page]

Submission Content
The Citizens' Assembly should consider whether it is a good idea to ban anti-democratic political parties.

David Farrell discusses this issue on pages 200 - 201 of his book "Electoral Systems."

Israel and Germany currently have laws banning parties that are totalitarian, anti-democratic, or that incite racism or hatred.

One possible way of making such a ban more democratic is by making sure that the decision to ban a political party could only be made by a jury.

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