caribny posted:Demerara_Guy posted:caribny posted:Demerara_Guy posted:caribny posted:This is Jagdeo's constitution and he is now being hung by the same rope that he made, but Granger is too passive aggressively stupid to point that out!
Absolutely INCORRECT that it is Jagdeo's constitution.
The constitution was developed by FORBES BURNHAM.
My dear sir YOU said that the insertion of this GECOM chairman part was an amendment by Jagdeo.
You are incorrect again.
The permanent establishment of GECOM was made in 2000.
Prior to 2000, the Commission ONLY met before an election is held and then dis-banned about three month after the election.
When GECOM became a permanent organisation in 2000, Desmond Hoyte, as opposition leader submitted names -- which included David Granger on two occasions -- from which a chairman was selected.
the PPP was quite happy with the state of affairs for 23 years.
They did NOTHING. They could have mobilized public opinion against the constitution, forcing the PNC to participate. Not only did they NOT do so but Jagdeo even praised the constitution as being the best in the Caribbean, after he made a few cosmetic changes.
The PPP owns this constitution as much as the PNC does.
Please note that Jagdeo didn't accept David Granger, but you expect the latter to accept Ryhaan Shah!
1. Indeed a few cosmetic changes were made because they require just a majority-vote to do so.
2. Records and information show clearly that for the major changes to take effect, it requires as a minimum two-thirds of the MPs.
3. Since the rigging of elections in Guyana which were confirmed publicly by international organizations; Burnham "obtained" more than sixty six percent of the MPs to implement those changes to the constitution.
4. Composition now is 52 and 53 members for the PPPC and PNCR/AFC respectively.