Rome, 30 October (LaPresse) – "The Constitution is not the property of the majority, but is the shared heritage of the entire country. This is the fundamental principle that has not been respected either today, with the final approval of the Nordio Law, or throughout the parliamentary process of this veritable counter-reform. And it could not be otherwise, given that the legislative initiative came directly from the government and the Chambers were not allowed to make any amendments. This is enough for our organisation, which is opposed to constitutional changes approved by only one party, to express a radically negative opinion on what has happened." This is what the national CGIL said in a statement. “But then,” continues the CGIL, “beyond the method, there is the merit of the measure, which affects the independence of the judiciary, compromising the balance of powers wisely established by the founding fathers and undermining the equality of citizens before the law”. For the trade union based in Corso d'Italia, the reform ‘above all, has no impact on the efficiency of justice and the reduction of trial times, so ordinary people will not benefit from it. Nor does it have anything to do with the rule of law, unless you consider it a privilege for the powerful and not a right for all.’ The objective, the CGIL stresses, is clear: to centralise power in the hands of the executive and to consider the control of legality an obstacle to its full exercise, as demonstrated by the disorderly and threatening reaction in recent hours to the Court of Auditors' decision on the Messina Strait Bridge. Together with many social, associative and cultural organisations, we have demonstrated and argued our opposition to the project in question. We have been ignored'. “At this point, the only option left is a constitutional referendum as a means of asserting the opinion of the voters, who are the only ones who can stop the current distortion of the Constitution, which sees the blow to the autonomy of the judiciary as only the first step, with others likely to follow, starting with the premiership. As the CGIL, we will do our part to the fullest,” the statement concludes.
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