Billy Ram Balgobin posted:Stormborn posted:Billy Ram Balgobin posted:Stormborn posted:Billy Ram Balgobin posted:How can you get meaningful constitutional reforms from the PNC which believes in racial dominance, rigged elections, and downright fraud on all fronts? It takes more than just cheap talk and constitutional reforms to make Guyana democratic and free for all of its citizens. Many countries have what you may see as the ideal constitution but people's rights are still violated.
The PPP believe the same thing else they would have acted prudently to reform the system. That they could not do so is convenient is bull crap. They actually made changes but reserved the dictatorial aspects of the constitution because they felt they would never be voted out. There are too many examples of constitutional reforms of one type or another that brought deep divisions in the society at an end...from Madagascar, to Singapore, to Malaysia to Taiwan, to Ireland, to Belgium, Sweden etc. The entire EU were competing warring nation until the middle of the last century where rebuilding included the creation of one community under the Maastrich treaty.
The PPP is right to believe the PNC is insincere about constitutional reforms to make Guyana a better place. You should also mention that the PNC is the architect of this infamous constitution. Why would they want to change it? Upon taking office as president, Granger immediately reduce the number days the opposition has to debate the national budget, encouraged the speaker of the parliament to frustrate the opposition by pulling the microphones and pressuring them to not criticize the ruling party. Do you think the PPP could have gotten the PNC to agree to a reforms? I seriously doubt it.
The PPP should not care what the PNP believes. The PPP should care what the people believe that ethnic politics is the source of our eternal woes.
They had the opportunity and the international community behind them and an agreement with the PNC to initiate changes by may 99. They waited until january 99 to start the process and rushed through cosmetic changes.
The PPP did not want reforms because they felt they can always win. The PNC will not do it now because they think it is payback time.
Put aside everything... what is your position on constitutional reforms?
Search the board and you will find hundreds of posts from me about what I want. I do not have the time nor do I care to state them to the disinterested. Caribj, TK, VJ etc and I had long conversations on this going back to 98...