- Mister Robespierre, what you think of the latest news from Primorye?
- I do not watch them. In France there are a lot of affairs.
- "Weeded out" the candidate who put forward his candidacy for the election of the Governor of Primorsky Krai of Russia.
- Probably, the corrupt official.
- Not. Anyway, reason not this. For registration the candidate for governors needs to collect signatures of "other" (already elected) deputies previously. And "those" "other" deputies, according to "rules" can subscribe only for one candidate. So, at the "sifted out away" candidate such double signatures were found out.
- Why is it that a deputy may not speak (to subscribe) in favor of several candidates?
And ... what for the preliminary signatures? The principle of any sovereignty resides essentially in the Nation. No body, no individual can exert authority which does not emanate expressly from the Nation.
- Such rules were adopted.
- Who adopted such rules?
- Yes who can understand them ... Such processes were stirred up. Probably, some state body accepted them. Perhaps, local, legislative. Consisting of the deputies.
- What did they, in the rights limit themselves?
- It is difficult to tell ... There is a lot of details, at once it is difficult to understand ...
- If they recognize themselves as limited legal capacity, they should not adopt laws, but go ... Let's say, to go to solve their problems with legal capacity.
- You see, journalists not experts in this casuistry. Who?.. What?..
- Read the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. It was adopted by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789.
Article 6. All the citizens ... are equally admissible to all public dignities, places and employments, according to their capacity and without distinction other than that of their virtues and of their talents.
If one person (deputy) has right to sign in favour of one candidate, then other candidate also has the right to receive from him (from this deputy) the signature in own favor.
The violators of the Declaration are treated sharply. To tell? - I believe not timely.
- That Declaration was adopted - in 1789. And in our yard - 2018.
- It is clear. Read article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Adopted by the by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948. Item 1. "Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives." Item 2. "Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country."
I will repeat already told. If one person (deputy) has right to sign in favour of one candidate, then other candidate also has the right to receive from him (from this deputy) the signature in own favor.
- Is it really that simple?
- Not so simply. The guillotine had to work. Enemies of the people ...
The interviewer in horror ran out from the room.
"Send me these lawmakers. I will explain to them what is the power of the people", - the interviewer heard Robespierre's remark behind the back. - "Probably, they not against to sweep abroad? To France?"
November 24, 2018 21:00.
Translation from Russian into English: November 24, 2018 21:16.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Интервью с Робеспьером'.