Swiss voters reject minarets

Wall Street Journal: “Nearly 58% of Swiss voters Sunday cast their ballots in favor of banning the construction of new minarets in the Alpine republic, a surprise result that led at least one Swiss member of parliament to declare that ‘the foundations of Switzerland’s direct democracy have failed.’ That is clearly wrong. Swiss direct democracy shows its mettle when Swiss voters use it to stand up to their political elites, as happened here . . .”