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Status: 11/18/2020 9:05 pm
Bundestag and Bundesrat have that new infection protection law passed by a clear majority. The mayor of Hamburg, Peter Tschentscher, defended the law in the Bundesrat against criticism. It is controversial because it allows the government to restrict fundamental rights broadly.
Tschentscher supported the law. He told the Federal Council: “It is now expressly clear in law that containment of the corona pandemic justifies comprehensive protection measures, even if these are accompanied by restrictions on civil liberties.” Protection measures are a “special sacrifice that we have to make in solidarity to protect the elderly and the weakest, to protect the life and health of all citizens. A parliamentary reservation ensures that such measures can only be taken if the Bundestag determines an epidemic situation of national scope.
Hamburg CDU: more legal certainty
The parliamentary group of the CDU of Hamburg spoke of a “correct step to create legal certainty”. Health policy spokesman Stephan Gamm emphasized that the red-green Senate is still expected to participate in the decisions.
Dirk Kienscherf, leader of the SPD parliamentary group, said the Hamburg Journal on NDR television, no topic has been discussed so intensely in the public as the Corona crisis. “What we want in Hamburg: We will have regular Parliament briefings.” Hamburg has always tackled it and now it will be even more regular.
Criticisms of the AfD and the left
Criticism of the new law came in Hamburg from the left and the AfD. The left-wing parliamentary group has been criticizing for months that the Senate is deciding on corona measures with little help. This is exactly what legislative reform would now make possible at the federal level, criticized faction leader Cansu Özdemir. The government has far-reaching freedoms to rule without going through parliament. The parliamentary group also made it clear that despite all the political criticism, comparisons with Nazi decrees would be prohibited. Hamburg’s AfD caused outrage among citizens in late October and again shared a tweet from the federal parliamentary group on Wednesday that draws parallels with Nazi legislation. Second Mayor Katharina Fegebank (Greens) tweeted that it was historically forgotten and malicious. The new law brings more democracy and participation.
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