Comments on: The Iraq Constitution http://donklephant.com/2005/08/23/the-iraq-constitution/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rachel http://donklephant.com/2005/08/23/the-iraq-constitution/comment-page-1/#comment-1588 Rachel Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:08:05 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/08/23/the-iraq-constitution/#comment-1588 A perfect constitiution does not a perfect democracy make. They can demand a separation of church and state AND equal powers of women on the spot (they had it under Husseitn) one day and destroy it culturally the next. A perfect constitiution does not a perfect democracy make. They can demand a separation of church and state AND equal powers of women on the spot (they had it under Husseitn) one day and destroy it culturally the next.

]]> By: David http://donklephant.com/2005/08/23/the-iraq-constitution/comment-page-1/#comment-1566 David Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:16:45 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2005/08/23/the-iraq-constitution/#comment-1566 Fascinating. I particularly find 1.a and 1.b interesting: the only way I could square those would be to assume that the actual lawmaking powers shall be pretty limited. Not a bad thing :) Also, article 36 and 39 are excellent - freedom of expression, press, and religion?! yay! They one-upped us: we had to amend to get those... interestingly, article 7 prohibits a specific party... hm. I guess it's necessary, but unfortunate that it has to be consitiutional... Fascinating.

I particularly find 1.a and 1.b interesting: the only way I could square those would be to assume that the actual lawmaking powers shall be pretty limited. Not a bad thing :)

Also, article 36 and 39 are excellent – freedom of expression, press, and religion?! yay! They one-upped us: we had to amend to get those…

interestingly, article 7 prohibits a specific party… hm. I guess it’s necessary, but unfortunate that it has to be consitiutional…

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