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March 16, 2023, 02:39 PM
Sig2340
Authoritarians are going to authoritarian - France now
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Gateway Pundit: DEVELOPING: French President Emmanuel Macron Uses Special Power to Raise Retirement Age without Parliament Vote

by Cristina Laila Mar. 16, 2023 11:15 am319 Comments

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday used a special power to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote.

Macron shunned Parliament and invoked a constitutional power to impose a bill that has sparked protests across France.

France one step away from civil war. Macron's police beat women and the elderly. pic.twitter.com/rth8VCCR77

— RadioGenova (@RadioGenova) March 11, 2023

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Thousands of people take to the streets of Paris to protest against the government's plans to make people work longer before retirement.
Live feed at: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1yoKMZpLgPzGQ
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— Reuters (@Reuters) March 15, 2023

More violent protests are expected.

The Associated Press reported:

French President Emmanuel Macron imposed a highly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 on Thursday by shunning parliament and invoking a special constitutional power.

Lawmakers were shouting, their voices shaking with emotion as Macron made the risky move, which is expected to trigger quick motions of no-confidence in his government. Riot police vans zoomed by outside the National Assembly, their sirens wailing.

The proposed pension changes have prompted major strikes and protests across the country since January. Macron, who made it the flagship of his second term, argued the reform is needed to keep the pension system from diving into deficit as France’s population ages and life expectancy lengthens.

The decision to invoke the special power was made during a Cabinet meeting at the Elysee presidential palace, just a few minutes before the scheduled vote, because Macron had no guarantee of a majority in France’s lower house of parliament.





Nice is overrated

"It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government."
Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018
March 16, 2023, 03:18 PM
konata88
What is a tyrant if not someone who uses “special powers” to do something when he can’t get consensus?



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March 16, 2023, 03:20 PM
Rightwire
Seems like there used to be a guy in France that did things like this... Nappi.. Napoli... what was his name again? Little guy... sort on patience, long on temper.

Think they would have learned.

On the flip slide 'special powers' sounds a lot like Executive Order.



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March 16, 2023, 03:26 PM
HRK
French TV captures Macron greeting the protestors from on the top of his Presidential Chateau after signing the bill..


March 16, 2023, 03:36 PM
sigcrazy7
^^^ Fetchez la vache!


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March 16, 2023, 03:40 PM
Sig2340
quote:
Originally posted by Rightwire:
Seems like there used to be a guy in France that did things like this... Nappi.. Napoli... what was his name again? Little guy... sort on patience, long on temper.


Didn’t he make that nasty chocolate/strawberry/vanilla concoction?




Nice is overrated

"It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government."
Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018
March 16, 2023, 05:32 PM
BBMW
The French like their protests. This isn't going to go over well.
March 16, 2023, 05:48 PM
Lord Vaalic
quote:
Originally posted by Sig2340:
quote:
Originally posted by Rightwire:
Seems like there used to be a guy in France that did things like this... Nappi.. Napoli... what was his name again? Little guy... sort on patience, long on temper.


Didn’t he make that nasty chocolate/strawberry/vanilla concoction?


No, he made a custard cake thing



Don't weep for the stupid, or you will be crying all day
March 16, 2023, 05:54 PM
12131
That is to make up for the 3-day work week, or whatever they've shrunk it to.


Q





March 16, 2023, 05:57 PM
corsair
quote:
Originally posted by BBMW:
The French like their protests. This isn't going to go over well.

The French and Italian's take their protesting seriously, they go so far as to announce when they'll be demonstrating so everyone knows which transportation routes will be affected. The German's and UK take their protesting violently, after all this is where antifa was birthed.
March 16, 2023, 06:01 PM
gearhounds
Maybe time to break out the torches, pitchforks, and guillotines.



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March 16, 2023, 10:20 PM
snoris
quote:
Originally posted by snoris:
quote:
Originally posted by gearhounds:
Maybe time to break out the torches, pitchforks, and guillotines.


What's the waiting period in France to buy a guillotine?

March 16, 2023, 10:23 PM
Rightwire
quote:
Originally posted by Sig2340:
quote:
Originally posted by Rightwire:
Seems like there used to be a guy in France that did things like this... Nappi.. Napoli... what was his name again? Little guy... sort on patience, long on temper.


Didn’t he make that nasty chocolate/strawberry/vanilla concoction?


Yes!! that's the guy!



Pronoun: His Royal Highness and benevolent Majesty of all he surveys

343 - Never Forget

Its better to be Pavlov's dog than Schrodinger's cat

There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive.
March 16, 2023, 10:38 PM
Sig2340
quote:
Originally posted by Rightwire:
quote:
Originally posted by Sig2340:
quote:
Originally posted by Rightwire:
Seems like there used to be a guy in France that did things like this... Nappi.. Napoli... what was his name again? Little guy... sort on patience, long on temper.


Didn’t he make that nasty chocolate/strawberry/vanilla concoction?


Yes!! that's the guy!


Neapolean Silo.




Nice is overrated

"It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government."
Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018