We hear talk of continuity, pragmatism and «nothing changes». In reality, we are witnessing an exceptionally serious manoeuvre: the silent absorption of European law into the Swiss legal system, without a popular vote and without an honest debate. At the heart of this process, one party has been playing a central role for years: the PLR. This article dismantles the mechanism, exposes the double talk and asks the only question that still matters: how far can one go in circumventing popular sovereignty without betraying the Confederation?
There are loud betrayals.
And then there are the most dangerous: those spoken in a low voice, In addition, the company has been involved in a number of committees, technical notes and supposedly «unavoidable» legal adjustments.
The gradual absorption of European law into Swiss law is not a recent accident, nor is it a one-off drift linked to Bilateral III. It constitutes a a long-standing, methodical and assertive strategy, The PLR has not only agreed to this, but has often supported, facilitated and standardised it.
Today, the mask comes off.
The great deception: “nothing changes”.”
At its internal meetings and in its public statements, the PLR is hammering home a statement that has become central:
«Bilateral III changes nothing».»
This sentence is not a mistake.
This is a confession.
Because if «nothing changes», it's because silent legal integration is the norm. already at work for years These include the dynamic adoption of standards, anticipated alignments, imported case law and the systematic circumvention of the popular vote through so-called «technical» law.
The PLR does not deny the drift.
He trivialise.
A violation of Switzerland's constitutional core
The Swiss Confederation is founded on three inseparable pillars:
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the popular sovereignty,
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the direct democracy,
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the constitutional primacy.
But what is the PLR doing?
It supports - or allows - a mechanism by which :
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foreign standards are imposed no vote,
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major legal developments are beyond the referendum,
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confederal powers are redefined outside the popular mandate.
This is not pragmatism.
This is a matter of democratic bypass.
As Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui, a leading figure in Genevan political thought, once pointed out:
«A people is free only so long as it consents to the laws it obeys.»
The PLR is organising exactly the opposite.
The constant double talk
Officially, the PLR claims to be :
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defender of freedom,
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guarantor of the institutions,
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heir to Swiss political liberalism.
In practice, it supports :
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the rise of a autonomous confederal technostructure,
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the weakening of Parliament in favour of the administration,
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the replacement of popular law by regulatory compliance.
This double talk is no longer tenable.
Direct democracy cannot be invoked on Sundays,
and neutralising it on Monday with supposedly non-political “legal adjustments”.
The historical responsibility of the PLR
Let's be clear:
the PLR bears a central responsibility in the silent erosion of the Swiss confederal model.
European conformity.
Technocratic fascination.
By ideological renunciation.
By presenting popular sovereignty as an obstacle,
and direct democracy as a risk to be “managed”,
the PLR has ceased to be a Swiss institutional party and has become a party supporting democratic divestment.
Conclusion: you can't betray the Confederation with impunity
There comes a time when pretence is no longer enough.
The PLR has crossed this line.
When a party :
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trivialises the adoption of foreign standards,
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systematically bypasses the people,
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and claims that “nothing is changing” while everything is moving beyond democratic control,
he is not making a strategic error.
He betrays the Confederation.
Switzerland was not built by alignment managers,
but by citizens jealous of their rights, their votes and their political freedom.
Popular sovereignty is non-negotiable.
Direct democracy is not an obstacle to manage.
And the Confederation does not belong to parties, administrations or imported standards.
⮕ The Swiss people will eventually demand accountability.
And on that day, the FDP's “nothing changes” will ring true for what it really is:
a quiet but profound admission of betrayal.
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