And further proof, if any is needed, that naive calls for more "direct democracy" cannot be a demand of any real left. Calls for "direct democracy" under capitalist conditions means just one thing: mob rule.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11857438?print=true
"Swiss voters have accepted a referendum proposal for the automatic expulsion of non-Swiss citizens for certain crimes, an exit poll suggests."