Congress to accept Supreme Court proposals

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The proposal to reform the Constitution sent to Congress by President Leonel Fernandez will be modified to include recommendations from the Supreme Court and civil society. Chamber of Deputies president Julio Cesar Valentin, who is also vice-president of the special joint commission studying the President's proposals, made this announcement. He also said that some other changes would be made to correct errors in form and style. Valentin did not say whether the new Constitution would be ready by 2009. During the meeting between the full court and the joint commission last week, the court warned that if the proposal is approved in its present state, it would create chaos within the judicial system. The magistrates rejected the creation of a Chamber of Constitutional Guarantees, and a court that would look at contentious matters relating to administration and taxes that are independent of the Supreme Court. Although Valentin was cautious enough to say that his opinion was not the opinion of the joint commission, he did say that the commission would also be correcting some mistakes in style and statements.

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