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10-09-2008, 03:40 PM
The state university UASD and private universities Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena (UNPHU), Universidad Catolica de Santo Domingo (UCSD), Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) and Universidad Interamericana have joined a movement that is calling for the rewriting of the Dominican Constitution to be left up to the "constituent body" of elected specialists. By law, Constitutional reform is up to Congress. But now, constitutional expert and leading PRD member Emmanuel Esquea Guerrero says that as President Leonel Fernandez has not submitted a project for modification, but for the complete rewriting of the Constitution, what would result could be annulled by the Supreme Court of Justice. According to Esquea, the task should only be carried out by the Constituent body. President Fernandez has proposed increasing the Constitution from 120 to 254 articles. President Leonel Fernandez backed the Constituent option when he was in the opposition, but once in power and with his party holding the congressional majority he prefers to delegate the task to his fellow party members.
Esquea said that with the presentation of the project what President Leonel Fernandez really has in mind is to distract the public "so that people forget about the Paya scandal, drug trafficking, and the fact that the government is immersed in this action or omission in drug trafficking business in the DR."
News commentators have observed that the government is supporting the organization of forums that will keep constitutional reform discussions in the forefront of the news despite other issues such as the electricity crisis, global financial crisis, overspending by government, and denounced complicity of authorities with drug dealing, all of which are considered more important.
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Esquea said that with the presentation of the project what President Leonel Fernandez really has in mind is to distract the public "so that people forget about the Paya scandal, drug trafficking, and the fact that the government is immersed in this action or omission in drug trafficking business in the DR."
News commentators have observed that the government is supporting the organization of forums that will keep constitutional reform discussions in the forefront of the news despite other issues such as the electricity crisis, global financial crisis, overspending by government, and denounced complicity of authorities with drug dealing, all of which are considered more important.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)