Iraqi Constitution - Is this what we think is a great government

[Freedom_from_Chains]

I was just watching a C-Span show on constitutional history and they read side by side a copy of our preamble to the constitution and the Iraq preamble to their constitution. I simply could not believe what I was reading, is this what our current government thinks is a great constitution. If that's true then I guess we will have to update our own constitution at some point.

At any rate, take a look for yourself.

IRAQI CONSTITUTION

"PREAMBLE

In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

"Verily we have honored the children of Adam" (Quran 17-70)

We the sons of Mesopotamia, land of the prophets, resting place of the holy imams, the leaders of civilization and the creators of the alphabet, the cradle of arithmetic: on our land, the first law put in place by mankind was written; in our nation, the most noble era of justice in the politics of nations was laid down; on our soil, the followers of the prophet and the saints prayed, the philosophers and the scientists theorized and the writers and poets created. "

The rest can be found here.

http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-08-24-voa39.cfm

[Team44Car]

1. I suppose this is inevitable

[jimshoes]

2. So I guess we can rule out

separation of Church and State in the New Iraqi democracy.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

3. Doesn't look to be real promising.

I have found this whole process comical, to a certain degree, because what we are going to end up with in Iraq is a theocracy, which would not be a problem for Bush if is was christian.

But I'm not sure how he is going to spin a islamic theocracy to his base, particularly in light of how much demonizing of muslims has gone on since Sept. 11th.

It could be interesting.

[thereismore]

4. Democracy takes on many forms don't you know -

that's what freepers say today. Honest.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

5. You got to think

Friking freepers would sell their grandmother if that's what it took to make a Bush spin work.

[Kenroy]

6. Wow...

I just read the whole thing. What a mess!

It seems that most rights are guaranteed only as long as the government says so. Privacy is guaranteed, except if it offends morality. Double-jeopardy is prohibited, unless new evidence is found.

It's full of contradictions, goes into ridiculous detail on some issues (like setting up a Central Bank) and has NO detail on important items (like the second legislative house - The Council of Union).

When they were calling this the "Draft Iraqi Constitution", I didn't know they meant "first draft". It's like something written by a very large committee of high-school kids - and not government students, either.