Josef Franz Lindner referred to advocates of a voting right at the state level for individuals without German citizenship as "constitutional enemies from the left." In his view, the demand is clearly unconstitutional; he referred to Article 28, Paragraph 1, Sentences 2 and 3 of the Basic Law. #Verfassungsrecht #Wahlen #Politik (translated)
The author characterized it as an attack on the secret and thus free election as well as on the constitutional principle that representatives are only beholden to their conscience. (translated)
The Federal Constitutional Court is examining the legal regulations concerning inheritance tax. #Bundesverfassungsgericht #Erbschaftsteuer #Verfassungsrecht (translated)
Tech stocks reported that the one-year holding period for tax-free private sales on precious metals like gold and silver could be eliminated in the future. During a hearing of the petitions committee regarding the crypto holding period, the petitioners argued that taxing Bitcoin while granting tax exemption for physical gold violates the constitutional principle of equality. Subsequently, a representative of the Federal Ministry of Finance fundamentally questioned the tax exemption and confirmed that the ministry is examining the abolition of the holding period for precious metals. According to Tech stocks, there is currently no draft legislation. The author accused the state of boundless greed, wrote that citizens are denied the ability to save and build wealth, and blamed the SPD for plundering Germany. #Edelmetalle #Gold #Steuern (translated)
Josef Franz Lindner wrote that Jun had introduced a penalized cease-and-desist declaration in connection with a secret election as a representative. Lindner saw a constitutional issue in this and asked whether Jun, as a member of a constitutional court, really did not recognize this. #Verfassungsrecht #Wahlrecht #Unterlassungserklärung (translated)
The spokesperson for the firewall victims wrote to Apollo News DE that the Bavarian Constitutional Court has deprived itself of the opportunity to maintain the impression of defending the Basic Law. #Verfassungsrecht #Grundgesetz #Bayern (translated)
Finance Minister Christian Lindner had already announced back then that he wanted to have these points reviewed constitutionally once again. #Haushalt #Schuldenbremse #Ampelkoalition (translated)
The Federal Administrative Court has expressed constitutional concerns regarding the ORF contribution for companies and calls on the Constitutional Court to examine it, as the regulation may contradict the principle of equality. #ORFBeitrag #Verfassungsgericht #Gleichheitsgrundsatz (translated)
Italy's parliament has passed the controversial electoral reform proposed by Prime Minister Meloni, which, according to the opposition, aims to secure the government's power ahead of the 2027 parliamentary elections, while constitutional experts express concerns about the reform. #Wahlrechtsreform #GiorgiaMeloni #Italien (translated)
The author wrote that an adjustment is not the purpose of the procedure but could be a possible consequence. From his perspective, it is more likely that a determination of unconstitutionality will occur if the party continues its course. At the same time, he stated that the party could present itself to the court as it is. (translated)
Ulrich Vosgerau said he had talked with PublicoMag about the prerequisites for a possible ban procedure against the AfD. According to his description, a new media campaign presents such a procedure as a non-binding constitutional examination that the Federal Constitutional Court could casually handle if it were pointed out. Vosgerau described this presentation as "nonsense." #AfD #Verfassungsrecht #Politik (translated)
Wolfgang Kubicki wrote that the day provides an opportunity to think about how societal division can be prevented. He regarded polarization and accusations of fascism against the CDU as dangerous. In his assessment, a constitutional crisis in Saxony-Anhalt, should the factions block each other on candidates, would not have been a good alternative. Everyone is called upon to deal with the election results maturely. This also applies to the AfD and the new parliamentary president, who has announced an impartial conduct of office, Kubicki wrote. This already arises from constitutional law and practice; the president will be judged accordingly, if necessary, in court. Kubicki accused the SPD of slipping into reflexes from the 2025 federal election campaign. In the end, this only benefits the political fringes, as it did before. #Gesellschaft #Politik #Wahlen (translated)
Apollo News reported that the AfD has, for the first time in its history, appointed a state parliament president with Tobias Rausch. Constitutional lawyer Prof. Volker Boehme-Neßler described this as "a good day for democracy." https://t.co/pGgU0bufiR https://t.co/j6ggQTCl0c #Demokratie #Landtagspräsident #AfD (translated)
AllyAgainstHate wrote that experts had found the AfD to be hostile to the constitution. Many people on X had been saying this, according to him, for over ten years. He commented that such an assessment apparently only receives groundbreaking treatment when experts reach the same conclusion after years of examination. He ironically referred to the process as a belated realization that now has received an expert opinion. https://t.co/6napjsYxrr #AfD #Verfassungsrecht #Eilmeldung (translated)
The author referenced a contribution from constitutional lawyer Ulrich Vosgerau on a conference in the Legal Committee of the Thuringian State Parliament on the Day of German Unity. He portrayed the conference as part of a deliberate division of the country and claimed that the Left wanted to implement a prohibition procedure against the AfD. https://t.co/b3nB9WP0Sv #TagderEinheit #Thüringen #Verfassungsrecht #DE (translated)
A US court has temporarily suspended the law in Minnesota that prohibits the creation of AI-generated fake nude images, following a lawsuit from Elon Musk's company xAI, with the court ruling that the law restricts constitutionally protected freedom of speech. #Meinungsfreiheit #xAI #KünstlicheIntelligenz (translated)
The author wrote that after Hape Kerkeling presented excellent arguments for a ban on the AfD in the state parliament this week, it was only logical to appoint constitutional lawyer Prof. Horst Schlämmer to the Federal Constitutional Court. #AfD #Verfassungsrecht #Politik #DE (translated)
Here, RA Vosgerau beautifully illustrates that one cannot simply assert unconstitutionality by claiming that statements are unconstitutional. Individual politicians who want to ban the opposition are hardly capable of making judgments about what is unconstitutional or constitutional. Of course, there are many statements that one would like to criticize the AfD for, but especially in light of the past and statements by Merz, Merkel, Strauss, Genscher, Kohl, or even Adenauer, these are not new statements; they have been made a long time ago and across party lines. #Verfassungsrecht #Politik #Meinungsfreiheit (translated)
Vosgerau spells "teachable" Dr. Ulrich Vosgerau explains to the Left and CDU what the constitutional considerations for a party ban actually depend on: not on political labels like "securely right-wing extremist," but on the liberal democratic basic order. Abolish human dignity? Abolish elections? Abolish the rule of law? Vosgerau asks – and simultaneously gives a small lesson in constitutional law. #Verfassungsrecht #Demokratie #AfD (translated)
Clear and constitutionally sharp appearance by Dr. Ulrich Vosgerau in the Justice Committee! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Finally, the misuse of terms like "secured right-wing extremist" is being legally dismantled cleanly. Democracy needs competition instead of a ban frenzy! #Thuringia #AfD #Thüringen #AfD https://t.co/SVQR4N3jXY #Demokratie #Rechtsextremismus #Thüringen (translated)
