{"id":3206,"date":"2011-01-01T15:40:44","date_gmt":"2011-01-01T14:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/germany2\/"},"modified":"2011-01-01T15:40:44","modified_gmt":"2011-01-01T14:40:44","slug":"entries-01071-01080","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/germany2\/entries-01071-01080\/","title":{"rendered":"Entries 01071-01080"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ENTRY NUMBER 01080<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>(Eine Deutsche Fassung steht weiter unten. German version below \u2013 German language character set required for correct display.)<\/p>\n<p>27 JANUARY 2006, FRIDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n<p>If Hitler Couldn\u2019t, then Who Can? (Naturally Not a Problem, though, at the Technical University of Munich) \u2013 11<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNevertheless, the Saarland Minister-President\u2019s Office was skeptical as to the success of the project: \u2018A bold, direct easing of the burden of bureaucratic rules that companies have to bear turns out to be very difficult,\u2019 for a reason that the individual states cannot change: \u2018The large and essentially bureaucratic obstacles and burdens confronting the German economy are based primarily on laws passed by the German federal government. Laws governing labor, the environment, taxes, and statistics are examples of this.\u2019 In addition, bills passed by the European Union more and more often contribute to the production of regulations at the level of the individual EU member countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(To be continued)<\/p>\n<p>Author and Source: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like someone who has been attacked and injured by a group of thugs. You forgive the thugs, but at the same time you have to warn other people about them.\u201d \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The government exists for the people, not the people for the government.\u201c \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love (my country) more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.&#8221; &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>27 JANUAR 2006, FREITAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n<p>\u201eWenn Hitler es nicht schaffen konnte, wer denn? (Dies ist aber nat\u00fcrlich kein Problem an der Technischen Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen) \u2013 11<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDennoch zog die Staatskanzlei Saarbr\u00fccken eine skeptische Bilanz: \u00bbEine direkte und plakative Entlastung unmittelbar der Unternehmen erwies sich als sehr schwer.\u00ab Nicht zuletzt aus einem Grund, an dem ein Bundesland nichts \u00e4ndern kann: \u00bbDie gro\u00dfen und wesentlichen b\u00fcrokratischen Hemmnisse und Belastungen der Wirtschaft werden vornehmlich auf bundesgesetzlichen Grundlagen, zum Beispiel in den Bereichen Arbeitsrecht, Umweltschutz, Steuern und Statistik, gesehen.\u00ab Immer \u00f6fter gibt auch die EU Vorlagen f\u00fcr die Produktion der nationalen Vorschriften.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>(Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n<p>Autor und Quelle: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch f\u00fchle mich wie eine Person, die von einer Gruppe Schl\u00e4ger angegriffen und verletzt wird. Man vergibt die Schl\u00e4ger, aber muss man andere Menschen vor ihnen warnen.\u201c \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDer Staat ist f\u00fcr die Menschen und nicht die Menschen f\u00fcr den Staat.&#8221; \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch liebe (mein Land) mehr, als alle anderen L\u00e4nder der Welt, und genau aus diesem Grund bestehe ich auf das Recht, es ewig zu kritisieren.\u201c &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>===========================================<\/p>\n<p>ENTRY NUMBER 01079<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>(Eine Deutsche Fassung steht weiter unten. German version below \u2013 German language character set required for correct display.)<\/p>\n<p>26 JANUARY 2006, THURSDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n<p>If Hitler Couldn\u2019t, then Who Can? (Naturally Not a Problem, though, at the Technical University of Munich) \u2013 10<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only the German federal government but also the individual German states are trying to reduce bureaucracy. For example, in Saarland the goal is expressed officially in a statement: \u2018The Saarland government administration shall be capable of the most rapid reaction time in Germany\u2019. A commission to literally de-regulate the government went to work. Two hundred and thirty-one situations where permission and approval of an action was reserved to the government were scrutinized, and in the end twenty-nine were canceled without being replaced. Moreover, two-thirds of the administrative regulations in force were swiftly annulled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(To be continued)<\/p>\n<p>Author and Source: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like someone who has been attacked and injured by a group of thugs. You forgive the thugs, but at the same time you have to warn other people about them.\u201d \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The government exists for the people, not the people for the government.\u201c \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love (my country) more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.&#8221; &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>26 JANUAR 2006, DONNERSTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n<p>\u201eWenn Hitler es nicht schaffen konnte, wer denn? (Dies ist aber nat\u00fcrlich kein Problem an der Technischen Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen) \u2013 10<\/p>\n<p>\u201eNicht nur der Bund, auch die L\u00e4nder bem\u00fchen sich, B\u00fcrokratie abzubauen. Zum Beispiel das Saarland. \u00bbDie Landesverwaltung soll zur schnellsten in Deutschland werden\u00ab, lautete dort das Ziel. Eine Deregulierungskommission machte sich ans Werk. 231 Erlaubnis- und Genehmigungsvorbehalte wurden \u00fcberpr\u00fcft, 29 am Ende ersatzlos gestrichen. Auch zwei Drittel der geltenden Verwaltungsvorschriften wurden flugs annulliert.<\/p>\n<p>(Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n<p>Autor und Quelle: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch f\u00fchle mich wie eine Person, die von einer Gruppe Schl\u00e4ger angegriffen und verletzt wird. Man vergibt die Schl\u00e4ger, aber muss man andere Menschen vor ihnen warnen.\u201c \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDer Staat ist f\u00fcr die Menschen und nicht die Menschen f\u00fcr den Staat.&#8221; \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch liebe (mein Land) mehr, als alle anderen L\u00e4nder der Welt, und genau aus diesem Grund bestehe ich auf das Recht, es ewig zu kritisieren.\u201c &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>===========================================<\/p>\n<p>ENTRY NUMBER 01078<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>(Eine Deutsche Fassung steht weiter unten. German version below \u2013 German language character set required for correct display.)<\/p>\n<p>25 JANUARY 2006, WEDNESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n<p>If Hitler Couldn\u2019t, then Who Can? (Naturally Not a Problem, though, at the Technical University of Munich) \u2013 9<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClement\u2019s comrades in arms in the Ministry of the Economy feel that this sort of judgment of his efforts is unfair. \u2018The results of the Clement-initiative are certainly not earth-shaking\u2019, said one official, \u2018but such actions can at least force the bureaucracy to justify what it does.\u2019 Of seventy-five clearly defined projects, thirty-nine were completed by the end of November last year, including a reform of the laws governing trades and crafts and a reduction in the burden of statistics that businesses have to provide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(To be continued)<\/p>\n<p>Author and Source: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like someone who has been attacked and injured by a group of thugs. You forgive the thugs, but at the same time you have to warn other people about them.\u201d \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The government exists for the people, not the people for the government.\u201c \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love (my country) more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.&#8221; &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>25 JANUAR 2006, MITTWOCH, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n<p>\u201eWenn Hitler es nicht schaffen konnte, wer denn? (Dies ist aber nat\u00fcrlich kein Problem an der Technischen Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen) \u2013 9<\/p>\n<p>\u201eEin unangemessenes Urteil, finden Mitstreiter im Wirtschaftsministerium. \u00bbDie Ergebnisse der Clement-Initiative sind zwar nicht gewaltig\u00ab, urteilt ein Beamter, \u00bbaber mit einer solchen Aktion kann man die B\u00fcrokratie zumindest unter Rechtfertigungszwang setzen.\u00ab Von 75 konkreten Projekten waren Ende November immerhin 39 abgeschlossen, etwa die Reform des Handwerksrechts und der Abbau der statistischen Belastung der Wirtschaft.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>(Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n<p>Autor und Quelle: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch f\u00fchle mich wie eine Person, die von einer Gruppe Schl\u00e4ger angegriffen und verletzt wird. Man vergibt die Schl\u00e4ger, aber muss man andere Menschen vor ihnen warnen.\u201c \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDer Staat ist f\u00fcr die Menschen und nicht die Menschen f\u00fcr den Staat.&#8221; \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch liebe (mein Land) mehr, als alle anderen L\u00e4nder der Welt, und genau aus diesem Grund bestehe ich auf das Recht, es ewig zu kritisieren.\u201c &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>===========================================<\/p>\n<p>ENTRY NUMBER 01077<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>(Eine Deutsche Fassung steht weiter unten. German version below \u2013 German language character set required for correct display.)<\/p>\n<p>24 JANUARY 2006, TUESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n<p>If Hitler Couldn\u2019t, then Who Can? (Naturally Not a Problem, though, at the Technical University of Munich) \u2013 8<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBureaucracy was recognized as a problem in Germany a long time ago, and government anti-bureaucracy committees have often tried to deal with it, starting in 1983 with the federal commission on streamlining government operations, the 1995 \u2018Lean Government\u2019 council of experts, the 1997 \u2018Control Committee for Administrative Organization\u2019, and finally the \u2018Dismantle Bureaucracy Initiative\u2019 of the second SPD-Green Party government coalition. However, in none of these efforts were good intentions enough to bring about a change. In the end, the magazine \u2018Spiegel\u2019 heaped scorn on what it referred to as the \u2018pretend-battle in the jungle of rules and regulations\u2019 carried on by the former Minister for the Economy, Wolfgang Clement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(To be continued)<\/p>\n<p>Author and Source: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like someone who has been attacked and injured by a group of thugs. You forgive the thugs, but at the same time you have to warn other people about them.\u201d \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The government exists for the people, not the people for the government.\u201c \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love (my country) more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.&#8221; &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>24 JANUAR 2006, DIENSTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n<p>\u201eWenn Hitler es nicht schaffen konnte, wer denn? (Dies ist aber nat\u00fcrlich kein Problem an der Technischen Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen) \u2013 8<\/p>\n<p>\u201eErkannt ist das Problem hierzulande schon lange, und Anti-B\u00fcrokratie-Gremien haben sich bem\u00fcht \u2013 von der Bundesvereinfachungskommission des Jahres 1983 \u00fcber den Sachverst\u00e4ndigenrat \u00bbSchlanker Staat\u00ab (1995) und den \u00bbLenkungsausschuss Verwaltungsorganisation\u00ab (1997) bis zur \u00bbInitiative B\u00fcrokratieabbau\u00ab der zweiten rot-gr\u00fcnen Bundesregierung. Doch in keinem Fall reichte der gute Wille f\u00fcr eine Trendwende. Zuletzt verspottete der Spiegel die Ambitionen von Exwirtschaftsminister Wolfgang Clement gar als \u00bbScheingefechte im Paragrafendschungel\u00ab.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>(Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n<p>Autor und Quelle: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch f\u00fchle mich wie eine Person, die von einer Gruppe Schl\u00e4ger angegriffen und verletzt wird. Man vergibt die Schl\u00e4ger, aber muss man andere Menschen vor ihnen warnen.\u201c \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDer Staat ist f\u00fcr die Menschen und nicht die Menschen f\u00fcr den Staat.&#8221; \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch liebe (mein Land) mehr, als alle anderen L\u00e4nder der Welt, und genau aus diesem Grund bestehe ich auf das Recht, es ewig zu kritisieren.\u201c &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>===========================================<\/p>\n<p>ENTRY NUMBER 01076<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>(Eine Deutsche Fassung steht weiter unten. German version below \u2013 German language character set required for correct display.)<\/p>\n<p>23 JANUARY 2006, MONDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n<p>If Hitler Couldn\u2019t, then Who Can? (Naturally Not a Problem, though, at the Technical University of Munich) \u2013 7<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe World Bank has for some years been keeping track of the obstacles in various countries that have to be dealt with by anyone wishing to start a company. In Germany, such a person has to wrestle with nine different government authorities, a process that takes on the average twenty-four days to complete. In relation to the rest of the entire world, that is not catastrophic. In Finland, however, only three government offices are involved, compared to four in Ireland and five in the United States. In its most recent ranking entitled \u2018Where Is Doing Business Easy?\u2019, the World Bank puts Germany in nineteenth place, behind eight other EU countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(To be continued)<\/p>\n<p>Author and Source: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like someone who has been attacked and injured by a group of thugs. You forgive the thugs, but at the same time you have to warn other people about them.\u201d \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The government exists for the people, not the people for the government.\u201c \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love (my country) more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.&#8221; &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>23 JANUAR 2006, MONTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n<p>\u201eWenn Hitler es nicht schaffen konnte, wer denn? (Dies ist aber nat\u00fcrlich kein Problem an der Technischen Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen) \u2013 7<\/p>\n<p>\u201eSeit Jahren registriert die Weltbank, mit welchen Hindernissen ein Unternehmensgr\u00fcnder in den einzelnen L\u00e4ndern zu rechnen hat. Mit neun verschiedenen Beh\u00f6rden muss sich ein Gr\u00fcnder in Deutschland herumschlagen, 24 Tage verstreichen im Schnitt, bis eines der Verfahren abgeschlossen ist. Das ist im internationalen Vergleich nicht katastrophal. Aber in Finnland sind lediglich drei Beh\u00f6rden eingebunden, in Irland vier, in den USA f\u00fcnf. In ihrer j\u00fcngsten Rangliste \u00bbWhere is doing business easy?\u00ab stuft die Weltbank Deutschland lediglich als Nummer 19 ein, deutlich hinter acht anderen EU-L\u00e4ndern.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>(Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n<p>Autor und Quelle: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch f\u00fchle mich wie eine Person, die von einer Gruppe Schl\u00e4ger angegriffen und verletzt wird. Man vergibt die Schl\u00e4ger, aber muss man andere Menschen vor ihnen warnen.\u201c \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDer Staat ist f\u00fcr die Menschen und nicht die Menschen f\u00fcr den Staat.&#8221; \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch liebe (mein Land) mehr, als alle anderen L\u00e4nder der Welt, und genau aus diesem Grund bestehe ich auf das Recht, es ewig zu kritisieren.\u201c &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>===========================================<\/p>\n<p>ENTRY NUMBER 01075<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>(Eine Deutsche Fassung steht weiter unten. German version below \u2013 German language character set required for correct display.)<\/p>\n<p>20 JANUARY 2006, FRIDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n<p>If Hitler Couldn\u2019t, then Who Can? (Naturally Not a Problem, though, at the Technical University of Munich) \u2013 6<\/p>\n<p>\u201eWhen a new law is drafted in Germany and presented to the Bundestag for the members\u2019 consideration, it is true that the question of what costs the new law will generate, if enacted, must be answered. Usually, however, the terse response \u2018none\u2019 is routinely entered here, because the question refers only to the public administration of the law. The question of how much of a burden the new law will be to the German economy is never answered.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>(To be continued)<\/p>\n<p>Author and Source: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like someone who has been attacked and injured by a group of thugs. You forgive the thugs, but at the same time you have to warn other people about them.\u201d \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The government exists for the people, not the people for the government.\u201c \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love (my country) more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.&#8221; &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>20 JANUAR 2006, FREITAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n<p>\u201eWenn Hitler es nicht schaffen konnte, wer denn? (Dies ist aber nat\u00fcrlich kein Problem an der Technischen Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen) \u2013 6<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZwar muss bei der Vorlage eines Gesetzentwurfs stets die Frage beantwortet werden, welche Kosten die Umsetzung verursacht. Doch meist steht da der lapidare Vermerk \u00bbkeine\u00ab. Denn die Frage bezieht sich nur auf die \u00f6ffentliche Verwaltung. Welche Kosten der Wirtschaft durch die neuen Regeln aufgeb\u00fcrdet werden, ist damit nicht gesagt.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>(Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n<p>Autor und Quelle: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch f\u00fchle mich wie eine Person, die von einer Gruppe Schl\u00e4ger angegriffen und verletzt wird. Man vergibt die Schl\u00e4ger, aber muss man andere Menschen vor ihnen warnen.\u201c \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDer Staat ist f\u00fcr die Menschen und nicht die Menschen f\u00fcr den Staat.&#8221; \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch liebe (mein Land) mehr, als alle anderen L\u00e4nder der Welt, und genau aus diesem Grund bestehe ich auf das Recht, es ewig zu kritisieren.\u201c &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>===========================================<\/p>\n<p>ENTRY NUMBER 01074<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>(Eine Deutsche Fassung steht weiter unten. German version below \u2013 German language character set required for correct display.)<\/p>\n<p>19 JANUARY 2006, THURSDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n<p>If Hitler Couldn\u2019t, then Who Can? (Naturally Not a Problem, though, at the Technical University of Munich) \u2013 5<\/p>\n<p>\u201eThere have been four German government commissions attempting to control an increase in bureaucracy \u2013 but rules and regulations have nevertheless shown rampant growth. In looking for reasons for this phenomenon, economists have cited the self-interest of civil servants. In order to justify the positions they hold, legislatures, governments, and the authorities produce more and more laws, ordinances, and regulations. In the 1960\u2019s the German Federal Law Gazette had an average of 1,440 pages a year. Since the year 2000 the annual average has been approaching 3,200 pages. Since 1999, the German federal government has enacted 122 more laws and 178 more ordinances than it has repealed.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>(To be continued)<\/p>\n<p>Author and Source: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like someone who has been attacked and injured by a group of thugs. You forgive the thugs, but at the same time you have to warn other people about them.\u201d \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The government exists for the people, not the people for the government.\u201c \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love (my country) more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.&#8221; &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>19 JANUAR 2006, DONNERSTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n<p>\u201eWenn Hitler es nicht schaffen konnte, wer denn? (Dies ist aber nat\u00fcrlich kein Problem an der Technischen Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen) \u2013 5<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVier Kommissionen gegen B\u00fcrokratie \u2013 und die Paragrafen wucherten weiter: Auf der Suche nach dem Grund f\u00fchren \u00d6konomen das Eigeninteresse der Staatsdiener auf: Um die eigene Position zu rechtfertigen, produzieren Parlamente, Regierungen und Beh\u00f6rden immer mehr Gesetze, Verordnungen und Ausf\u00fchrungsbestimmungen. In den sechziger Jahren hatte das Bundesgesetzblatt einen durchschnittlichen Umfang von 1440 Seiten im Jahr, seit Anfang dieses Jahrzehnts sind es ann\u00e4hernd 3200 Seiten. Anders gesagt: Seit 1999 hat die Bundesregierung 122 Gesetze und 178 Verordnungen mehr erlassen als abgeschafft.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>(Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n<p>Autor und Quelle: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch f\u00fchle mich wie eine Person, die von einer Gruppe Schl\u00e4ger angegriffen und verletzt wird. Man vergibt die Schl\u00e4ger, aber muss man andere Menschen vor ihnen warnen.\u201c \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDer Staat ist f\u00fcr die Menschen und nicht die Menschen f\u00fcr den Staat.&#8221; \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch liebe (mein Land) mehr, als alle anderen L\u00e4nder der Welt, und genau aus diesem Grund bestehe ich auf das Recht, es ewig zu kritisieren.\u201c &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>===========================================<\/p>\n<p>ENTRY NUMBER 01073<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>(Eine Deutsche Fassung steht weiter unten. German version below \u2013 German language character set required for correct display.)<\/p>\n<p>18 JANUARY 2006, WEDNESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n<p>If Hitler Couldn\u2019t, then Who Can? (Naturally Not a Problem, though, at the Technical University of Munich) \u2013 4<\/p>\n<p>\u201eWhat does \u2018bureaucracy\u2019 really mean, though? One example can be found in the 160 \u2018threshold levels\u2019 of German labor and welfare laws. These laws answer questions such as: how large should a company be before a factory physician must be appointed? Is a works committee required? Under what conditions is a company obliged to have a break room? What statistics are required for companies of which size? Fuchs says, \u2018The owner of a medium-sized company in Germany cannot overlook all that\u2019. In any case, it\u2019s all expensive for him. According to one foundation survey, German medium-sized companies pay almost 40 billion euros (about 48 billion U.S. dollars) per annum for German bureaucracy.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>(To be continued)<\/p>\n<p>Author and Source: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like someone who has been attacked and injured by a group of thugs. You forgive the thugs, but at the same time you have to warn other people about them.\u201d \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The government exists for the people, not the people for the government.\u201c \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love (my country) more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.&#8221; &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>18 JANUAR 2006, MITTWOCH, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n<p>\u201eWenn Hitler es nicht schaffen konnte, wer denn? (Dies ist aber nat\u00fcrlich kein Problem an der Technischen Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen) \u2013 4<\/p>\n<p>\u201cB\u00fcrokratie \u2013 was hei\u00dft das? Ein Beispiel sind die 160 \u00bbSchwellenwerte\u00ab im deutschen Arbeits- und Sozialrecht. Ab welcher Gr\u00f6\u00dfe muss ein Werksarzt bestellt werden? Ist ein Betriebsrat zu bilden? Wann wird der Ruheraum obligatorisch? Welche Statistikpflichten entstehen bei welcher Betriebsgr\u00f6\u00dfe? Fuchs sagt: \u00bbEin mittelst\u00e4ndischer Unternehmer kann das gar nicht \u00fcberblicken.\u00ab Auf jeden Fall kommt es ihn teuer zu stehen. Fast 40 Milliarden Euro, so die Stiftung Marktwirtschaft, zahle der Mittelstand j\u00e4hrlich f\u00fcr die deutsche B\u00fcrokratie.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>(Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n<p>Autor und Quelle: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch f\u00fchle mich wie eine Person, die von einer Gruppe Schl\u00e4ger angegriffen und verletzt wird. Man vergibt die Schl\u00e4ger, aber muss man andere Menschen vor ihnen warnen.\u201c \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDer Staat ist f\u00fcr die Menschen und nicht die Menschen f\u00fcr den Staat.&#8221; \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch liebe (mein Land) mehr, als alle anderen L\u00e4nder der Welt, und genau aus diesem Grund bestehe ich auf das Recht, es ewig zu kritisieren.\u201c &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>===========================================<\/p>\n<p>ENTRY NUMBER 01072<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>(Eine Deutsche Fassung steht weiter unten. German version below \u2013 German language character set required for correct display.)<\/p>\n<p>17 JANUARY 2006, TUESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n<p>If Hitler Couldn\u2019t, then Who Can? (Naturally Not a Problem, though, at the Technical University of Munich) \u2013 3<\/p>\n<p>\u201eAnd in fact, in the agreement signed by the political parties that form the current German government coalition, there is a whole chapter about \u2018Easing the Costs of Bureaucracy for the Average Citizen and the Economy\u2019. Chancellor Angela Merkel also announced in her formal speech on the state of the government: \u2018We can achieve the most by dismantling bureaucracy.\u2019 She said that small and medium-size businesses spend an amount equal to four to six percent of sales for the costs of bureaucracy, and there must be an end to such a situation. \u2018This will be a particularly important question for us, and we will direct the search for an answer right from the chancellor\u2019s office\u2019.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>(To be continued)<\/p>\n<p>Author and Source: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like someone who has been attacked and injured by a group of thugs. You forgive the thugs, but at the same time you have to warn other people about them.\u201d \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The government exists for the people, not the people for the government.\u201c \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love (my country) more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.&#8221; &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>17 JANUAR 2006, DIENSTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n<p>\u201eWenn Hitler es nicht schaffen konnte, wer denn? (Dies ist aber nat\u00fcrlich kein Problem an der Technischen Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen) \u2013 3<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn der Tat steht nicht nur im Koalitionsvertrag ein ganzes Kapitel \u00fcber die \u00bbEntlastung der B\u00fcrger und der Wirtschaft von B\u00fcrokratiekosten\u00ab. In ihrer Regierungserkl\u00e4rung verk\u00fcndete Kanzlerin Angela Merkel auch: \u00bbAm meisten k\u00f6nnen wir beim B\u00fcrokratieabbau leisten.\u00ab Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen g\u00e4ben vier bis sechs Prozent ihres Umsatzes f\u00fcr B\u00fcrokratiekosten aus. Schluss damit: \u00bbDies wird eine ganz besonders wichtige Aufgabe sein, deren L\u00f6sung wir vom Kanzleramt aus steuern werden.\u00ab\u201d <\/p>\n<p>(Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n<p>Autor und Quelle: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch f\u00fchle mich wie eine Person, die von einer Gruppe Schl\u00e4ger angegriffen und verletzt wird. Man vergibt die Schl\u00e4ger, aber muss man andere Menschen vor ihnen warnen.\u201c \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDer Staat ist f\u00fcr die Menschen und nicht die Menschen f\u00fcr den Staat.&#8221; \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch liebe (mein Land) mehr, als alle anderen L\u00e4nder der Welt, und genau aus diesem Grund bestehe ich auf das Recht, es ewig zu kritisieren.\u201c &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>===========================================<\/p>\n<p>ENTRY NUMBER 01071<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>(Eine Deutsche Fassung steht weiter unten. German version below \u2013 German language character set required for correct display.)<\/p>\n<p>16 JANUARY 2006, MONDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n<p>If Hitler Couldn\u2019t, then Who Can? (Naturally Not a Problem, though, at the Technical University of Munich) \u2013 2<\/p>\n<p>\u201c \u2018I\u2019ve always gotten extremely annoyed,\u2019 says Fuchs, \u2018whenever bureaucracy has kept me from my work.\u2019 In the last legislative session he headed a working group for his party, the Christian Democrats, that was devoted to dismantling bureaucracy. The group put forward a motion that was described at the time as \u2018being like nothing the Bundestag had ever seen before, because of its thoroughness and its systematic approach.\u2019 That was in the summer of 2003 \u2013 and nothing happened. In November 2004, Fuchs and his comrades-in-arms added some concrete suggestions to their motion. After the first parliamentary reading, the motion was simply left hanging. Fuchs is carrying on the struggle, though, in the current session of the Bundestag. After the recent general election, he presented twenty \u2018Immediate Steps for Dismantling Bureaucracy for Small Businesses and their Founders.\u2019 Fuchs thinks that this time he\u2019ll succeed\u2019.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>(To be continued)<\/p>\n<p>Author and Source: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like someone who has been attacked and injured by a group of thugs. You forgive the thugs, but at the same time you have to warn other people about them.\u201d \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The government exists for the people, not the people for the government.\u201c \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love (my country) more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.&#8221; &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. To implement any such measures was a different matter.\u201d \u2013 Kershaw, Ian, \u201cHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u201d, Penguin Press, London, 2001<\/p>\n<p>16 JANUAR 2006, MONTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n<p>\u201eWenn Hitler es nicht schaffen konnte, wer denn? (Dies ist aber nat\u00fcrlich kein Problem an der Technischen Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen) \u2013 2<\/p>\n<p>\u201e\u00bbIch habe mich immer ge\u00e4rgert, wenn mich die B\u00fcrokratie vom Arbeiten abh\u00e4lt\u00ab, sagt Fuchs. Bereits in der vergangenen Legislaturperiode leitete er die Arbeitsgruppe B\u00fcrokratieabbau der Unionsfraktion. Die legte einen Antrag vor, der sich \u00bbvon allen Vorg\u00e4ngerpapieren durch seine Grunds\u00e4tzlichkeit und Systematik unterscheidet\u00ab, hie\u00df es damals. Das war im Sommer 2003 \u2013 und Folgen blieben aus. Im November 2004 reichten Fuchs und seine Mitstreiter konkrete Vorschl\u00e4ge nach. Der Antrag blieb nach der ersten Lesung h\u00e4ngen. Im neuen Bundestag k\u00e4mpft Fuchs weiter. Nach der Wahl hat er 20 \u00bbSofortma\u00dfnahmen zum B\u00fcrokratieabbau f\u00fcr Kleinunternehmer und Existenzgr\u00fcnder\u00ab vorgelegt. Diesmal, glaubt Fuchs, werde es klappen.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>(Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n<p>Autor und Quelle: Schmid, Klaus-Peter, \u201eJedes Gesetz hat seine Lobby\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2006.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch f\u00fchle mich wie eine Person, die von einer Gruppe Schl\u00e4ger angegriffen und verletzt wird. Man vergibt die Schl\u00e4ger, aber muss man andere Menschen vor ihnen warnen.\u201c \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDer Staat ist f\u00fcr die Menschen und nicht die Menschen f\u00fcr den Staat.&#8221; \u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n<p>\u201eIch liebe (mein Land) mehr, als alle anderen L\u00e4nder der Welt, und genau aus diesem Grund bestehe ich auf das Recht, es ewig zu kritisieren.\u201c &#8211; James Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany<\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n<p>===========================================<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ENTRY NUMBER 01080 \u201cHitler\u2019s tirades against government bureaucracy were well known to all those who came into contact with him. His scorn for legally minded administrators knew no bounds. He took the view that their number could be cut by two-thirds\u2026.It was easy to gain his support for the action to reduce bureaucracy. 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