4.12.02024

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Fourth December

Two years ago on a Sunday I already wrote about the December 4th written. An air raid by the Royal Air Force on Heilbronn in 1944 claimed more than 6 lives. Most people suffocated in the air raid shelters. And so one should first consider what the best protection against air raids or artillery strikes is today before one starts digging up Heilbronn in such a rush.

bloating

Only recently, Alliance 90/The Greens, together with the CDU and with the SPD’s tolerance, ensured that the state parliament in Stuttgart would be even more bloated in the future, and has already refused Winfried Kretschmann The other parties will quickly follow suit and claim that they are only enforcing the will of the people. That they are using all means possible to ongoing citizens' initiatives, which is exactly against the expansion of the state parliament judge, hinder, and conceal them.

It is fitting that South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law yesterday, which is also not something that often happens in a democracy. Shortly afterwards, the parliament, the National Assembly of South Korea, lifted martial law. The majority of the 300 members of parliament were also probably a little surprised.

The Republic of Korea has a presidential constitution. Its head of state is the president, who is directly elected every five years but cannot run for re-election after one term. Yoon, who has been struggling with declining poll ratings for months, has struggled to push through his agenda against the opposition-controlled parliament since taking office in 2022. 

The German stock index DAX jumps to more than 20 points for the first time, which is also worth mentioning. Because it reflects the performance of the 000 largest and most liquid companies on the German stock market. The DAX was launched by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the Börsen-Zeitung and the Association of German Stock Exchanges. The starting point at 40 points was set for December 1, 000. 

Pleasing

Yesterday, during the lecture and the seminar, there were two coffees with Detlef Stern. The card index was the main topic, and not just because one student actually showed interest. A short, non-representative survey of students showed that less than ten percent had their own website or even their own card index. If you look at this a little more closely and then take into account that these were "half" computer science students, the result is a little less pleasing. — OK, there are university towns without a university.

When I returned home in the afternoon, I found a letter from the city administration dated November 28.11.2024, XNUMX.

"The administrative offense proceedings initiated against you for the act on April 26.04.2024, 47 in Heilbronn, Heilbronn district, are discontinued in accordance with Section XNUMX of the Administrative Offenses Act. However, you must bear your necessary expenses [I had none] yourself."

This means that the world is more or less in order for me again, because now no Heilbronn party or voters' association has to pay for supposedly incorrect posters. A victory for reason that also gives me hope.

As is now customary, there was a meeting of European federalists at the Christmas market in the evening. It was very pleasing that seats had been reserved for my better half and me, even though we were late; the reason for this was less pleasing.

Late in the evening I learned that the Presidium of the EUROPA-UNION Germany had 9. Hertenstein Talks on Saturday, September 20, 2025 as one of two central events of the federal association. We have already reserved sufficient space and rooms in the Parkhotel. And so I am already looking forward to as many guests from outside as possible.

“Often a man who is very old in years has no evidence to prove that he has lived a long time other than his age.”

Seneca, On the Tranquility of the Mind (2017: 16)

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