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Burgenlandkreis Left Behind – More Democracy in the SaalekreisHow can that be? some of you might ask. After all, we live in the same country.  But democracy – especially “our democracy” – is what the “democrats” allow it to be. Legal Dispute over Video Recording in WeißenfelsMy dispute with the Weißenfels city council regarding the video recording of council meetings is probably well known. The chairman of the city council, Ekkart Günther, took legal action to prevent the publication of the video recording of the November 2024 meeting. It was very important to him to ensure that his face would not be seen and his words not heard. The entire CDU faction and a few other council members supported him. He spared neither lawyers nor expenses. By the April 2025 city council meeting, however, he stood alone – he had lost much of his support. Only he still insisted on being blurred out.Persistent Resistance to TransparencyBut as the discussion last Thursday in the Weißenfels city council once again made clear, the chairman, his deputy, some council members, and parts of the administration still strongly oppose having meetings recorded in reasonably decent video and audio quality – especially since audio quality in Weißenfels council meetings is a constant issue.They simply don’t want it and fight such recordings with kindergarten-like behavior. This resistance – including to freedom of the press – is, of course, not explained or justified. Democratic Lead in the SaalekreisThe contrast is stark just a few kilometers away in the Saalekreis. The Open Channel Merseburg records the district council meetings there – with clear visuals and good sound. It appears that democracy, which includes public access, is held in much higher regard in the Saalekreis. The ruling powers in Weißenfels categorically reject this.City council meetings in Merseburg and Bad Dürrenberg have also been recorded and published by the local Open Channel. The “democrats” in Weißenfels could learn a thing or two from that. Democratic Principles UnwantedIf you watch the recordings from the north, democracy-minded observers will notice something else: The draft resolutions that are to be voted on are read aloud again before the vote, so that interested viewers can understand what is being decided.Such fundamental democratic principles have been abandoned for some time now both in the Burgenlandkreis district council and the Weißenfels city council. Members of these bodies view the resolutions on their tablets. That is apparently supposed to be enough. Citizens, voters, the sovereign people are – at least from the point of view of the presiding “democrats” – apparently not supposed to know exactly what is being decided. Has the Burgenlandkreis – at least in part – regressed democratically? Who is responsible for this backsliding? Is the Burgenlandkreis now lagging behind compared to other districts? And why are so few people criticizing it? Author: AI Translation - Michael Thurm | 11.05.2025 |
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