16-21 marzo: i cittadini veneti decidono anche la politica estera della Repubblica Veneta
In queste ore entra nel vivo la preparazione dei seggi elettorali in tutto il Veneto
A tre giorni dalla celebrazione del referendum nel frattempo entra nel vivo anche la preparazione dei seggi elettorali predisposti in tutto il Veneto e che in queste ore fungono da ufficio informazioni e da ufficio anagrafe per registrare al voto i cittadini veneti, consegnando loro il codice di voto, che può essere ottenuto anche direttamente dal sito internet, oppure tramite operatore telefonando allo 0423 40 22 22.
L’appuntamento con il Referendum per l’indipendenza del Veneto del 16-21 marzo è storico d’altro canto non solo perché i veneti potranno scegliere il loro destino decidendo la propria indipendenza, ma anche perché potranno decretare quali saranno le scelte fondamentali in tema di politica estera e monetaria della stessa Repubblica Veneta.
Dopo aver aver risposto al quesito “Vuoi che il Veneto diventi una Repubblica Federale indipendente e sovrana?” e aver indicato la propria preferenza sul candidato da eleggere nella Delegazione di 10 cittadini veneti chiamati a rendere esecutivo il referendum, ogni cittadino veneto, se lo vorrà (e solo attraverso il sito internet www.plebiscito.eu), potrà rispondere anche ai seguenti tre quesiti:
- “Vuoi che la Repubblica Veneta entri nell’Unione Europea?”
- “Vuoi che la Repubblica Veneta adotti l’Euro come propria moneta nazionale?”
- “Vuoi che la Repubblica Veneta aderisca all’alleanza con la NATO?”
Il Referendum del 16-21 marzo dimostra quindi fin dal primo atto di legalità veneta la differenza con lo stato italiano, che – con un comportamento antidemocratico unico nel mondo occidentale e non solo – non permette ai cittadini di esprimersi nemmeno su questioni fondamentali che li riguardano direttamente, come ad esempio le tasse.
La legalità veneta invece incarna fin dal principio l’istituto della democrazia diretta, limitando fin dalla nascita del Veneto indipendente lo strapotere di cui godono invece i politici nello stato italiano.
Anche i risultati di tali quesiti saranno proclamati nella manifestazione nazionale organizzata a Treviso, che si terrà in Piazza dei Signori a partire dalle ore 19 di venerdì 21 marzo prossimo e alla quale è invitata a partecipare tutta la cittadinanza.
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BEPPE GRILLO BACKTRACKS HIS ENDORSEMENT FOR SECESSION. POLLS SHOW HIS ELECTORATE IN VENETO THINKS OTHERWISE
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LOS ANGELES March 10, 2014
Gianluca Busato: “The only endorsement we need is from the Venetian business community. We are ready for a unilateral declaration”
Los Angeles, CA – After unexpectedly endorsing the referendum for independence of the Veneto region, to be held on March 16, today Beppe Grillo, leader of the largest opposition party in Italy, immediately back pedaled from his initial remarks. Breaking up Italy may be politically too costly even for the controversial comedian, polls show.
On March 8 Grillo wrote in his blog, “and if tomorrow Venetians choose not to remain inside a nightmare state where democracy has disappeared… and if tomorrow there is a referendum it would be a plebiscite”, making an ill-defined reference to Plebiscito.eu, the referendum committee in charge of the referendum that in less than a week will ask 5 million Venetians “Do You Want Veneto to Become an Independent and Sovereign Federal Republic?” On March 9 Grillo clarifies that he instead supports a decentralized federal Italian state precisely in order to avoid an otherwise inevitable secession.
Pollster Roberto Weber may have found an explanation to Grillo’s wobbly position on Venetian independence. According to his latest poll, in the referendum of March 16 up to 72% of Grillo’s electorate in the Veneto region will vote in favor of secession from Italy. Given the upcoming European Parliament elections this is an issue ignited by the prolonged economic turmoil in a once thriving North East Italy. But favoring Venetian independence may win Grillo votes in Veneto but will have him lose them in other parts of Italy.
“People are still thinking how to gain electorally from this referendum” says Gianluca Busato, president of VenetoSi.org, the committee that has assembled all Venetian separatist forces, “but they don’t understand that we are ready to declare independence soon after.” The pro independence organizers show little concern with a smooth and concerted transition with the Italian government, and are determined to act unilaterally. “All we need is to successfully retain all forms of taxation, and controlling taxes de facto means being an independent country” continues Busato. “Venetian businesses are the one paying direct, indirect and payroll taxes to the Italian government. I am a businessman, and like everyone else I am just waiting to be legitimized by a popular vote to do otherwise.”
According to the Italian Ministry of Finance CPT database, each year the Veneto Region pays 70 billion euro in taxes to the Italian government, and only 50 billion euro are accounted as regional public expenditures (including servicing the national debt and the parceling of national services). The annual difference of 20 billion euro between taxes paid and public services received is what most Venetians perceive as the culprit of their economic woes.
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4 million letters sent to Venetian citizens with referendum documents
IN A WEEK VENETIANS VOTE TO SECEDE FROM ITALY. GOVERNOR LUCA ZAIA: “YES, YES I AM IN FAVOR”
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LOS ANGELES March 7, 2014
IN A WEEK VENETIANS VOTE TO SECEDE FROM ITALY
GOVERNOR LUCA ZAIA: “YES, YES I AM IN FAVOR”
Raffaele Serafini, referendum organizer: “American military bases will have to pay rent to the Venetian Republic, like the Russians do in Sevastopol”
Los Angeles, CA – In a live interview on Radio 24, Veneto’s governor Luca Zaia was categorical about his total support of March 16 referendum that will ask 5 million Venetians: “Do you Want Veneto to Become and Independent and Sovereign Federal Republic?” Confronted by Italian journalist Giovanni Minoli on the topic of Veneto’s secession (minute 11), Governor Zaia replied: “I am convinced that the process regarding Catalonia, regarding Scotland, within a European perspective, that is accepted by international law, must be proposed and tested with the people”
While Venetian independence was sparked on November 28, 2012, when Veneto’s regional government passed the Resolution 44 which pledged to exert self-determination through a popular vote on secession from Italy, the referendum committee Plebiscito.eu took it a step further including the election of delegates with the mandate of making the referendum result executive. In case of a separatist victory, and the latest poll indicates that 64% will vote for secession from Italy, it is not clear if it is the newly elected delegation or the sitting regional government that has the right to declare independence.
“Zaia must go home!” declares Raffaele Serafini, a prominent rally organizer in Vicenza’s province and candidate as delegate for secession. “Venetians not only want out of Italy, but we also want out of the Euro, the EU and Nato. It’s not just declaring independence, it is also making it immediately executive. Next week’s vote will legitimate our actions, and I will make sure the U.S. starts paying rent for their military bases in Vicenza and Aviano, just like the Russians do for their bases in Sevastopol.”
Of a different opinion is Gianluca Panto, president of Veneto Business, a consortium of Venetian industrialists that have financed Plebiscito.eu. Gianluca Panto, member of a prominent family in Treviso’s province, has stated that an independent Veneto must keep the Euro as Veneto’s economy is very integrated with Germany and the rest of Europe, and adding an independent currency to this process would just be bad for business. Veneto Business has privately financed the information campaign, including 4 million letters sent to all citizens with voting instructions.
Despite contrasting views on what to do after independence, secessionists have managed to converge within the same committee: VenetoSi.org. While the polls predict a secession approval, Italian unionists are confident that at the end Venetians will choose to stay in Italy. “It is anachronistic to think of a Europe made out of regions when we should strive for a Europe of stronger nations.” said Pietro Piccinetti, president of the committee for the No vote “We want to change, but within a stronger Italy.”
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Candidature, seggi, riunione volontari a Mestre | Referendum per l’indipendenza del Veneto del 16-21 marzo
A 10 giorni dal referendum di indipendenza del Veneto del 16-21 marzo, riportiamo altre informazioni utili per informare tutti i cittadini veneti.
Candidati per l’indipendenza del Veneto
Dal 16 marzo, oltre a votare SI o NO al quesito “Vuoi che il Veneto diventi una Repubblica Federale indipendente e sovrana?”, potrai anche esprimere una sola preferenza per votare il tuo candidato preferito per l’elezione della Delegazione di dieci cittadini veneti chiamati a rendere esecutivo il risultato del referendum.
Puoi scoprire chi sono i candidati in questa pagina: https://plebiscito.eu/public/candidati.
Seggi per votare dal 16 al 21 marzo
Dal 16 al 21 marzo potrai votare oltre che attraverso il sito internet www.plebiscito.eu e il numero telefonico 0423 40 20 16, anche in uno dei seggi predisposti sul territorio. Per scoprire e comunicare ai tuoi concittadini quali sono e dove sono, puoi ricercarli dalla pagina web https://plebiscito.eu/public/trova-seggio/.
Se vuoi a tua volta organizzare, o comunicare la disponibilità di un seggio nel territorio, puoi farlo da https://plebiscito.eu/public/entra-nella-squadra/apri-un-seggio.
Riunione generale volontari a Mestre
Se desideri maggiori informazioni, puoi venirci a trovarci questa sera giovedì 6 marzo a partire dalle ore 21 nella riunione generale dei volontari che si tiene a Mestre Park Hotel Ai Pini, Via Miranese, 17 (mappa per arrivare).
Grazie e buona preparazione al Referendum!
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PRESS RELEASE: ON MARCH 16 VENETIANS VOTE TO SEPARATE FROM ITALY
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PRESS RELEASE: ON MARCH 16 VENETIANS VOTE TO SEPARATE FROM ITALY
RECENT POLL SHOWS 64.4% IN FAVOR OF INDEPENDENCE
Pietro Piccinetti, president of the committee for Italian unity: “people should participate in this democratic vote, but they should absolutely vote against separation from Italy”. Gianluca Busato, president of the committe for the Yes vote: “We want our Republic of Venice back!”
Los Angeles, CA – Like Catalonia in Spain and Scotland in Great Britain, the Veneto Region of Italy is also taking astonishing steps to legitimate with a popular vote a complete political separation from the Italian state, with the intent of resuming the historical Republic of Venice. On March 16, 5 million Venetian citizens living in North Eastern Italy will be called to vote on the following ballot: “Do You Want Veneto to Become an Independent and Sovereign Federal Republic?”
Preparations for the referendum on Venetian independence began on November 28, 2012, when Veneto’s regional government passed, with a majority of 29 out of 36 councilmen, theResolution 44 which pledged to take action and exert the right to self-determination through a popular vote on political independence. Since then 166 town councils have seconded the regional government, passing their own Resolutions citing the urgency of a vote on political independence as a response to the economic crisis that local officials blame on Italian taxation and indebtedness.
All local authorities have provided to the referendum committee Plebiscito.eu vital records information on the 3.8 million Venetian citizens of voting age. Each citizen received by mail a personal “right to vote” code in order to register to vote either through an online web platform or by telephone with an auto-response system. “Besides voting on the issue of independence for the first time in 150 years,” explains Lodovico Pizzati, spokesperson for Plebiscito.eu “Venetians will participate in an official e-voting referendum for the first time ever.” Although an official electronic ballot has never been implemented in Italy, organizers cite the U.K. Estonia, Switzerland and Canada as advanced countries that regularly implement official internet voting. “We are in the 21stcentury, and e-democracy will not only be cost efficient, but it has a cryptographic verification system that makes it more accurate and secure” concludes Prof. Pizzati.
Perhaps fueled by a chronic Italian economic crisis that has particularly plagued the once thriving Veneto region for the past 6 years, support for political independence has been steadily rising in the polls. In January 2012 official polls showed a 53% support, in January 2013 a 57% support, and the latest February 2014 poll shows 64% will vote in favor of political separation from Italy. “We want our Republic of Venice back!” exclaims Gianluca Busato, President of the committee for the Yes vote (venetosi.org), “but we are not nostalgic because it is the Italian state that represents the past, 20th century nationalism and backwardness. Instead we want a future where our firms can compete in a globalized market supported by a small and efficient government.” On the contrary, Pietro Piccinetti, president of the committee for the No vote has stated that is important to participate in this democratic process, but that citizens should vote against separation from Italy.
The Veneto region comprises most of North-East Italy with about 8% of the Italian population. It ranks as the Italian region with the most tourism having several popular destinations like Venice, Verona, Padua, Treviso, the Dolomites, lake Garda, and the Palladian villas surrounding Vicenza. Historically the Venetian Republic was independent from 697 up to 1797 and it was a maritime superpower during the Renaissance. After Napoleon’s invasion for sixty years it was part of the Austrian Empire until it was annexed to the Italian Kingdom with the plebiscite of 1866.
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