Well, from 1971 to 1990 in case of Switzerland.
That's what I was refering to. Did it take that long in germany too? :blink:
And that mostly because of the rather slowly operating political system (contrary to what theorists about direct democracy assume)
I don't know what those theorists are smoking. Direct Democracy is a glacial system, and that's one of its strengths. Most hypes just pass it by.