Commentary: 700,000 Citizens? Oh Please - They Only Disrupt Parliamentary Business

700,000 signatures. Seven hundred thousand. In a democracy, one might think that such a number would achieve at least one thing: being heard. A debate. A public contest of arguments. Instead, something happens that is hard to surpass in bureaucratic arrogance: the petition is reviewed, politely acknowledged - and then filed away in the political circular file. Thank you very much for your commitment. You can find the door at the back. One almost has to congratulate the French National Assembly. In record time, it manages to explain to hundreds ...