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« on: January 17, 2017, 04:52:47 AM »

Germany's top court rejects bid to outlaw far-right NPD party

The Constitutional Court of Germany rejected Tuesday a bid to ban the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD), which has often been accused of being a neo-Nazi party.

The case was brought by lawmakers who called the NPD a threat to the country's democratic system.

Andreas Vosskuhle, the court's president, said that the party's ideology did not merit a ban and that it posed no active threat to democracy, the DPA news agency reported.

The country's constitution says that plaintiffs must prove a party's ideology is "combative and aggressive" and poses an active threat to democracy, the news agency reported.

In 2003, the court rejected another attempt to ban the NPD, because the party was infiltrated by a large number of state informants.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/01/17/germanys-highest-court-rejects-bid-outlaw-far-right-npd-party/96658102
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« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2017, 08:20:10 AM »

Dissapointing.
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« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2017, 10:12:42 AM »

I'm pretty split on this issue. There are many arguments for and against banning them, but for now I agree with the court that it shouldn't be banned because their influence as a party is declining and it is not a big threat to the state (even though there are some "isolated" nutjobs like the NSU-people). I think there should be a criteria catalogue, which determines as to when the NPD should be banned, such as reaching 4% in a federal election (because banning them later would be pretty hard).
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« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2017, 12:27:55 PM »

Good. I think all these anti-Nazi laws ought to be repealed. Let them out in the open so they can be torn down.
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« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2017, 12:54:30 PM »

The idea that political parties which people freely associate with can be "threats to democracy" is troubling.
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« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2017, 02:09:41 PM »

Good
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« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2017, 07:13:48 PM »

The idea that political parties which people freely associate with can be "threats to democracy" is troubling.
Hilariously troubling.
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« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2017, 07:20:28 PM »

It isn't if you're, you know, aware of the historical context. And as you'll note from the outcome of this case, the courts are apt to rule on such matters from an admirably liberal perspective. So if this worries you then...
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« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2017, 03:01:22 PM »

     While the NPD is terrible, I am highly pleased with the outcome here.
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« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2017, 06:45:44 PM »

     While the NPD is terrible, I am highly pleased with the outcome here.
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