Michelle Bachmann is now a swiss citizen:
Now that she’s a Swiss citizen, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) can vote and run for office in the country, but won’t be subject to its health insurance mandate.
So what rights does Swiss citizenship confer?
It includes the option — some might say responsibility — to engage in the country’s participatory democracy. Each year, the country votes in four referendums relating to constitutional reform or grassroots-sponsored ballot questions; 100,000 votes are needed to trigger a referendum vote.
For example, had Bachmann been a Swiss citizen in 2005, she would have been eligible to vote in the landmark referendum legalizing absinthe, an alcoholic beverage with Swiss roots that had been constitutionally banned since October 1910.
Bachmann could vote via absentee ballot or the country’s online voting system. The country has about 5 million registered voters, according to ElectionGuide, with voter turnout ranging from 30 to 55 percent for each referendum.
However, Bachmann will not be forced to adhere to Switzerland’s health insurance mandate, which, in reference to President Barack Obama’s health care law, she has denounced as unconstitutional.
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