Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 http://www.nytimes.com//vi-assets/static-assets/apple-touch-icon-28865b72953380a40aa43318108876cb.png ‘An End to the Chapter of Dictatorship’: Chileans Vote to Draft a New Constitution - The New York Times WWW.NYTIMES.COM Voters overwhelmingly approved a bid to scrap the charter inherited from Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship, a move that could set a new course for the country. Quote On Sunday, just over a year after the massive demonstrations swept the nation, Chileans voted to scrap the dictatorship-era document and write a new one — a process that could transform the politics of a country that has long been regarded as one of the most stable and prosperous in Latin America. The referendum was headed for a landslide victory; with 62 percent of the votes counted, 78 percent were cast in favor of a new Constitution, and it was leading in almost every part of the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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run32.dll Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 They also voted for the new constitution to be voted on by the people rather than politicians by almost 80%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 We live in America where the constitution can never be changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Time to send some freedom their way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 8 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: We live in America where the constitution can never be changed. I mean, besides all those times where it was changed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 1 hour ago, BloodyHell said: I mean, besides all those times where it was changed! Can never be changed again. I'm not sure I subscribe to the theory, but one reason (besides the widening partisan divide) is that SCOTUS over the last 50 years has approved things not allowed by the constitution by saying "sure, yeah, the constitution meant that, too." See Roe v Wade. By allowing modern interpretation of the old document, it was like a pressure valve being let off for any movement to add new rights or make any important changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CitizenVectron Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 37 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Is that supposed to be an attack on SCOTUS/similar systems? Because how would a legislative system work without some kind of review panel/court to ensure laws do not violate the constitution? If legislatures could pass whatever laws they want and violate the constitution, what point is there for a constitution to begin with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 OLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO Opinion | Why Chile should not rewrite its constitution - The Washington Post WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM With its reformed constitution, Chile has become the freest, safest and most prosperous country in Latin America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 6 minutes ago, Emperor Diocletian II said: OLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO Opinion | Why Chile should not rewrite its constitution - The Washington Post WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM With its reformed constitution, Chile has become the freest, safest and most prosperous country in Latin America. hahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 40 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Is that supposed to be an attack on SCOTUS/similar systems? Because how would a legislative system work without some kind of review panel/court to ensure laws do not violate the constitution? If legislatures could pass whatever laws they want and violate the constitution, what point is there for a constitution to begin with? At least here there's no way to overturn or otherwise balance a judicial ruling. And now that we have bad faith ideologically motivated actors running the show now, it's a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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