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The Magical Duo: The Answer Refuser & the Question StiflerThere is a magical duo in the district council of Burgenlandkreis that is always eager to avoid democratic principles like citizen participation with clever evasions. This magical duo consists of the widely beloved district administrator Götz Ulrich (CDU) and the equally revered council chairman Andy Haugk (CDU/FDP faction). I had intended to submit three reminders of questions during the citizen question session of the district council meeting on October 13, 2025 – and wanted to ask an additional question. The Outstanding Objection NoticeFor one, the widely loved district administrator Götz Ulrich (CDU) still owes me an objection notice, after he prohibited me in October 2024 from obtaining the video recording of a district council committee meeting. I had already repeatedly reminded him. At that time, a year ago, the beloved district administrator explained to me that he was strictly obliged to follow legal requirements.Yet the legal requirement that he must issue in writing the administrative act he had previously given orally, if the affected person insists – a legal right – apparently does not interest the highly esteemed district administrator. Now he wants to review it again – or in other words: continue to play for time. The Repeatedly Unanswered Parent QuestionI had already asked twice when the conditions will be created in the schools for which the district is responsible, so that all parents can fully exercise their legal duty to support their children at any time.Twice this question went unanswered. Instead, on both occasions, a modified question, altered by the administrative staff member Aßmann, was answered. But that was not my question. When I asked my question again, the widely loved district administrator Götz Ulrich (CDU) once again struggled to understand my question (see video). I took the liberty of explaining it to him for the third time. Especially since it is the legal position of the district administration and the state of Saxony-Anhalt that attending school is part of the parental support duties. From the duty logically arises the right to be able to support one’s child in class at any time. If, however, the conditions are not in place, it is at least equivalent to an attempt to curtail parents’ rights in this regard. Most parents probably have no idea that they have both the duty and the right to be present in class at any time. The widely loved district administrator Götz Ulrich suggested that I might not like the answer to my question. That may be true – but if my question is reformulated and then the reformulated question is answered, then my question was not answered. Livestream and Video Questions: A Case for the Answer RefuserThe third reminder I had concerned questions about video recordings or the livestream of the district council meeting and their allocation to BLK Regional-TV. I had sent several questions to the press office many months ago, which – as one would expect from a first-class answer refuser – were answered very sporadically and incompletely.Intervention by the Question StiflerBut even with this reminder, the widely loved council chairman Andy Haugk intervened. He did not regard my reminders as reminders, but as questions.And because the council members had once decided that citizens may only ask one question, it was very important to the question stifler Andy Haugk to abruptly end my speaking time. As a result, I was unable to ask my actual question that day. Democracy Simulated – but Not PracticedI criticized that this citizen question session, intended to simulate some democracy, makes no sense if the questions asked there are not answered – especially since the session was limited to 30 minutes anyway.Government trolls would probably argue that, if the rules of procedure allow only one question and a maximum of three minutes of speaking time, then only one question may be asked. Friends of democracy would counter that a district administrator should be able – and is obliged – to actually answer questions, so that the same question does not need to be asked three times, preventing additional questions from being raised. Democracy advocates would also note that, if only a few citizens want to ask questions, the 30 minutes can still be filled with multiple questions from fewer citizens. But this is clearly not the concern of the answer refuser and his duo partner, the question stifler. Moreover, the district council members elected by the sovereign could amend the rules of procedure accordingly. As observed on October 13, 2025, changes to the rules are always possible – but apparently not to allow more citizen participation and democracy, but to achieve the opposite. Unified Line Against Citizen QuestionsAs can be seen in the video, Ulrich and Haugk were amused that they had successfully prevented further questions from being asked.Democracy enthusiasts would notice that there is a unified line between the district administrator and the council chairman. Advocates of democracy would see it critically that the council chairman and question stifler does not reprimand the district administrator and answer refuser Götz Ulrich for repeatedly leaving questions unanswered. Andy Haugk, instead, even looked forward to seeing me again. Normally, it is the task of the district council members and the council chairman to oversee the district administrator and the administration, to examine their actions, and as representatives of the citizens, to demand that the administration acts in the citizens’ interest. Question stifler Andy Haugk apparently does not see it that way and seems to understand his role primarily as supporting the answer refuser Götz Ulrich – so that citizens are not too bothersome with questions. Author: AI-Translation - Michael Thurm | |
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