Governor Jerry Brown made California the fourth state in the US on Monday to allow physician assisted dying. Yes, only the fourth, and it's disappointing that the numbers (or the lack of) overshadow the real achievement. Everyone has the right to live, and everyone should have the right to die. Of course life is sacred, but the opponents of this law must not seriously think that California's true intentions are to have a genocide. They simply just want to help those people who have no hope of a cure, and are suffering. That's it, there is no story here, Everyone is allowed to make their decisions about their life and body. If you can go and get an abortion from a professional, you should also be able to go to your doctor to die. They are there to help you and to lessen your pain. In any way possible. Of course we support that background checks must take place, and several doctors (including psychologists) should sign off before you are allowed to die. You sho
Well, let's hope not. But there are some troubling signs for the German Chancellor, that echo the ousting of Margaret Thatcher in 1990.
The German Parliament is about to vote on a new Greek bailout, but the Chancellor's coalition is fragile, as the union is divided.
As much as 100 MP's of her governing CDU Party are expected to vote against her wish, in a move that can seriously underline her authority and power in the local political scene. Even though analysts say that with some support from the opposition, the bill is expected to pass in the end, it is a worrying sign for the Chancellor, as many have been pointing to a growing discomfort with her leadership.
Chancellor Merkel will celebrate her 10th anniversary in power in November, and is currently not expected to stand down before or after the next election in 2017.
If however; she faces a revolt from her own party and is ousted, that could be tragic for the EU and the future of the Euro. Analysts credit her with keeping confidence and business outlook at relatively high levels, and with her gone, investors could be flocking away, and the Euro could fall even more.
Mrs. Merkel was the one who front lined the fight for Greece and the Euro in the past few years, but many think that she failed as Greece is still technically in turmoil. However, many praise her role and believe that without her it would (have been) be bad for the Eurozone.
The recent troubles for Mrs. Merkel come as a new report shows that Germany actually benefited from the Greek crisis. It is true that it cost billions of Euros for the taxpayers, but because the investors saw Germany as the most stable European country in recent years, more investments were directed to Germany and away from other countries then previously expected.
Nevertheless there is a growing discomfort towards her, but what these people don't realize is that the situation closely resembles the doom of Margaret Thatcher 25 years earlier. Mrs. Thatcher too had a distinct opinion on Britain's role in Europe, and eventually it cost her Downing Street as MP's preferred to go the other way, and be pro-European.
The Conservative Party didn't recover from this grand mistake, under David Cameron was elected as Prime Minister in 2010.
So, for the better of Germany and Europe, one can only wish that the new Iron Lady of Europe will be able to convince her opposition and hold on to power in Berlin for the coming tough times that lay on the route of the continent's future.
This is an original material of Finchley 1959.
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