NewsWhore
06-16-2009, 03:30 PM
The Institutionalism and Justice Foundation (Finjus) is once again insisting that the current process of Constitutional Reform should serve to promote a sort of "extenuated Presidency" as an alternative to "the excessive Presidency or a hyper-Presidency" in the present Dominican constitutional system.
The Foundation proposes that the Legislative Branch should be involved in the selection of ministers, that it make sure there is no Executive Branch interference in the affairs of the municipalities and that the powers of the President should be limited to the composition of the central cabinet.
Finjus wants to promote the concept of an "extenuated Presidency" in order to guarantee fundamental rights and prevent what it describes as "excesses and arbitrary actions".
The foundation is calling for legislative action that will ensure better selection of ministers, saying that these, even more than the Central Bank, should be independent.
A report in Hoy newspaper says that it is a shame that we do not have independent administrative authorities.
According to Finjus, it is a contradiction for the President to propose the candidates for membership of the Chamber of Accounts, the entity in charge of auditing government departments.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)
The Foundation proposes that the Legislative Branch should be involved in the selection of ministers, that it make sure there is no Executive Branch interference in the affairs of the municipalities and that the powers of the President should be limited to the composition of the central cabinet.
Finjus wants to promote the concept of an "extenuated Presidency" in order to guarantee fundamental rights and prevent what it describes as "excesses and arbitrary actions".
The foundation is calling for legislative action that will ensure better selection of ministers, saying that these, even more than the Central Bank, should be independent.
A report in Hoy newspaper says that it is a shame that we do not have independent administrative authorities.
According to Finjus, it is a contradiction for the President to propose the candidates for membership of the Chamber of Accounts, the entity in charge of auditing government departments.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)