Tag: Constitution
Myanmar Says Constitution Approved By 92.4%
Somehow I doubt that 99% of Myanmar's eligible voters were even remotely in a position to cast constitutional referendum ballots on Thursday, let alone source food, basic amenities, or clean water."Myanmar's military-backed constitution was approved by 92.4 percent in a...
Judge says Fresno broke the law in destroying pro...
"Fresno faces a class-action lawsuit brought by homeless people who claim police and sanitation workers violated their constitutional rights in at least 20 different sweeps from 2004 to 2006."
Remove Impeachment from the Constitution- Opinion.
The International Institute of Nonviolence
By: Rev. Jermano
I wrote this article in seeking a means to honor the Constitution, but it is clear in my mind that we have a failed State of the United States. It...
Bolivia: after the "referendum" (Updated)
Caracas, Venezuela, 6 May 2008. Two days after the so-called "referendum", there is still uncertainty over its real outcome. Figures on turnout and invalid votes are not definite but they range from 48.3% to nearly...
Canada Reaches Out To Taliban
" Khenjakak, Afghanistan - Canadian troops are reaching out to the Taliban for the first time, military and diplomatic officials say, as Canada softens its ban on speaking with the insurgents. After years of...
RSF: No press freedom for Myanmar constitution vote
"Myanmar`s junta has barred domestic media from reporting on any opposition to next month`s referendum on a new constitution, media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders said Thursday.RSF and the Burma Media Association said they were "outraged" by the methods used by the...
Robert Mugabe ready for deal on power-sharing
Reports today say Robert Mugabe is ready to form a unity government in Zimbabwe. Only time will tell if this is genuine or if it is an attempt to stall for time and hope that international attention turns elsewhere."Robert Mugabe's regime signalled early today that it is...
National Newspaper offers rare reproductions of C...
The book entitled Selected Canadian Constitutional Documents: British North America Acts, 1867, 1886, 1907, 1960, and the Statute of Westminster 1931 in the Original Presentation: Unannotated is a collector's item....
Nepal celebrates peaceful vote as results trickle in
Voting went off without significant violence in Nepal yesterday. Now the country waits to see if the results will dramatically reshape their system of government."Results trickled in Friday as Nepal celebrated...
FBI Violated Constitution in Rep. Jefferson Raid
"WASHINGTON — The FBI violated the Constitution when agents raided U.S. Rep. William Jefferson's office last year and viewed legislative documents in a corruption investigation, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.The court ordered the Justice Department to...
High Court Tells Texas to Ignore Bush
"WASHINGTON (AP) - Texas can ignore President Bush and an international court in refusing to reopen the case of a Mexican on death row for rape and murder, the Supreme Court said Tuesday.The court said Bush exceeded his authority when he tried to intervene on behalf of Jose...
Sorry Dems, Federal Judge Rules McCain is Natural...
"(AP) A pair of lawyers - one Republican, one Democrat - have concluded that John McCain's 1936 birth outside the continental United States does not disqualify him to be president. The likely Republican nominee...
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Likely to Be Re-Elected - Cato I...
Though many were expecting him to be voted out, it appears strongman Robert Mugabe is going to be reelected in the Zimbabwe election."ZIMBABWE'S president, Robert Mugabe will likely remain in power after this...
CA Polls: Battles between Progressives and Feudal...
Every democrat in Nepal has admitted that feudalism is not confined to the traditional monarchy. It exists in the minds of the political leaderships belonging to all the political parties. Since feudal monarchy has ruled Nepal for about 240 years, its deep-seated impressions...
