In many so-called democracies, governments have the power to issue emergency decrees (or similar legal instruments) that bypass the usual legislative process. These decrees often become law automatically if the legislative body does not respond within a set time — typically 30 days.

In other words: silence means approval.

Whether due to time constraints or strategic absences, most of these decrees are passed without any real debate or vote. Legislators simply ignore them, and the laws quietly take effect.

Let’s be honest:
An emergency decree is nothing more than a decree from a dictatorship—disguised in democratic language.
And they are no longer reserved for real emergencies (wars, disasters). They have become a routine tool for governance.

This completely undermines the idea of representation.
If elected representatives can’t or won’t debate new laws, if “urgent” becomes the new normal, then the system has failed.

Even worse, many of these decrees are tacitly approved—not because anyone voted for them, but because no one voted against them.

This should not be acceptable in any society that claims to be democratic. If a proposal is ignored, it should be automatically rejected, not passed by default.

But who still cares about such “details”?
Certainly not the political opposition, which only complains when its own power is threatened—not when people are stripped of their ability to shape their own future.

True democracy is not about speed. It’s about participation, accountability, and control.

You don’t get that by choosing a representative every few years.
You get it by being part of the decision-making process yourself.

Direct democracy is the only real democracy.