Syria Referendum on New Constitution on Feb 26
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Syria's President Bashar Assad has decreed to hold a referendum for a new constitution on February 26, the official SANA state news agency reported on Wednesday.
"President Bashar Assad issued today a decree setting Sunday, February 26, as the date for the referendum on the draft constitution," SANA reported.
Syrian state television said the new constitution would allow the "people to govern the people" under a new multi-party democratic system.
It said that under the proposed text, freedom is "a sacred right" and that any violation of personal freedom is considered a crime punishable by law.
On Sunday, a commission tasked with drawing up a new constitution submitted a draft charter to Assad, SANA reported, adding he would review it and send it to the People's Assembly before a vote.
In January, Assad said a new constitution was being drawn up by a committee set up in October to replace the current one, which enshrines his Baath party's dominant role.
At the time, he said it could be put to a popular vote as early as March, although that date for the ballot has now been brought forward.
Syria's government lifted a state of emergency in April last year and in July adopted a law allowing a multi-party political system.
15 February 2012, 13:28
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hey ado, how can you have the picture of the 'lebanese aussie' fb site when you dont have the same views...... take it off you hizb lover, or should I say militia lover or murderous lover
15 February 2012, 19:26
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the spineless opposition has managed to drag your bashar to his knees, decimate his economy, and god willing one day snap him from his bed. You kiddo need to read some history, google the afghan war and see what happened to najib allah who was supported by the USSR (not russia). It might take a long time, but the end is a mathematical certainty and you are hallucinating if you think things will go back to pre-march 15.
15 February 2012, 12:18
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What more would the people of Syria ask for. The president in his glory has ordered the ratification of a new constitution. The people should drop to the ground and kiss his feet for giving them a constitution that will make their lives so fulfilled they couldn't sleep from happiness and joy. I commend Assad on this jesture and for the attention he gives to his people. Yes, he killed more than 10 thousands and imprisoned more than hundreds of thousands but this is besides the point because he was upholding the law which says that he should defend the people of Syria. Now the Syrian people can go to sleep and live in peace. Assad has proven once again that he's a real Assad full of mercy and compassion. I think other countries, such as Europe and the USA should copy this style of governance and style based on the best of the people.
15 February 2012, 12:47
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Ado because of bootlikers like you , aoun and most M8 who believe in greater Syria
Yes it does
15 February 2012, 19:32
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Your real enemy is any suni who asks for freedom, why dont you be a man and admit that. You would not mind if bashar uses chemical weapons and kill 100 thousands sunis tomorrow. This is precisely why Syria needs a civil war because it is filled with filthy nazi people of your sort. Sunis are the vast majority and you need to get over it.
15 February 2012, 13:04
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The problem with these backward Arab leaders is that they are always behind the curve...If he had done this 8 month ago then it could have solved the problem but now after all this killing...Syria is practically in civil war and there is continuous killing what difference would a referendum make?!
15 February 2012, 15:32
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Mowaten come on man...emergency law lifted?! What does that mean if people get shot at if they demonstrate? Just be a bit objective. You really honestly believe "Salafi- militias" are the only people fighting?
15 February 2012, 17:34
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mowaten,
the government said that the law was lifted, but kept the same regulations in place and required for example, that political protests required permission from the interior ministry to become legal. So, since they were illegal already, what really changed? You can take rat droppings, put them in pretty little boxes, and call them whatever you'd like. At the end of the day, you still have rat crap.
Read between the lines people and stop accepting what politicians tell you without question.
15 February 2012, 19:10
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Unfortunately, it is in a civil war. It is looking like 1975 Beirut now! He should have done this within 2 years after he took over the presidency NOT a year after protests.. and also, who will supervise this referendum and how legitimate will it be?
15 February 2012, 19:35
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they need a civil war, why should the syrians accept living with people who support their death?? every country in the world went through civil war..it is not such a bad idea.
15 February 2012, 19:33
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Emergency law was lifted???? hahahahahahaha what a joke!! lifted and followed by sending thousands of tanks NOT TO THE GOLAN but to the syrian cities.. roo7 7il 3ana ya.. go play this game with the people in da7iye who are brainwashed by the plasma thug.
15 February 2012, 13:20
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Flame thrower you should change to electricity payer you bootlicker
Learn to love only Lebanon
15 February 2012, 19:36
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hizb will be re-sized in 2013 and because of people like you we will unfortunately have another fundamentalist "7izb" in lebanon to counter your irani hizb. Things will change dramaticaly, you are just too blind to see beyond your nose.
15 February 2012, 13:23
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Referendum just like you were going to leave lebanon one day
Only sheep will be fooled by that one
15 February 2012, 13:41
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Mowaten, you are a real joke! Whatever Bashar does, its too late, he's already got more that 5000 deaths on his CV. Did you forget about those? Who can ever trust such a filthy leader. Arms are flowing in under his nose and his trusted mokhabarat, soon he'll be gone and will be the one begging for a country to give him asylum, and I'm still surprised that the Turks have offered to take him. Right? Mooooooooooooo
15 February 2012, 19:37
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You never ever critisize bashar..ever!! he is your god, your prophet, your saviour.. as long as he keeps murdering more sunis you love him, that is the truth, be a man and admit that nazi suni hater.
15 February 2012, 19:38
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mowaten, are the salafis putting their artillery and hellicpoters and shabi7a all around humus and idlib and bombing the life out of the cities.. WHICH PLANER ARE YOU FROM?!?!?!?!
16 February 2012, 12:38
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I remember my Lebanese friends, always made fun of the Syrians, while they were under their control. But deep down, they felt worthless, and they are the idiots.
15 February 2012, 14:06
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Flame thrower I wish you would save Lebanon and become an
electricity payer
15 February 2012, 15:28
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A referendum to be held as he slaughters his people!
It takes a sick, Stalinist mind to come up with such a plan, and idiots to believe his intentions.
15 February 2012, 16:21
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Ok flame u are an idiot. How many times did the Syrians promise something which never occurred. How many times did AOun himself call them liars. What did they do that everything was forgotten. Also for your FYI go ask quanso and his friends the 2awmeyeh and they will tell u that that are with AOun. Also most 2awmeyeh are either alawites or maronites. Your friends in the fpm will tell u everything. Wahab, franjiyeh, quanso these are the true traitors that Aoun allied himself with!
15 February 2012, 17:24
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Oh yeah, having a referendum while two of the biggest cities (Homs and Hamah) are war zones, the levels of logic practiced by this government are beyond human comprehension. Should be like the great 'democratic' elections of Assad from years past where the new constitution will get 99.8% of the vote.
15 February 2012, 17:24
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the filthy zionist media terrorists are getting ultra furious because they see not only their mercenaries in syria will get crushed, but also, that assad means serious with reforms, and whatever happens with syria after him, it won't give up on arab cause.
the quantity and level of their hate is only comparable to the their stupidity.
15 February 2012, 18:30
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To Mowaten & Flamethrower
The Lybian constitution under Kaddafi was much more democratic than that, heck Kaddafi didnt have the title of president, yet that didn't stop him from being a defacto dictator for 40 years.
Bashar will put nice things on paper, but on the ground, any opposition threatening his power will be killed or imprisoned...that his view of multiparty system...other pseudo branches of his Ba'ath party will be put out for the show.
15 February 2012, 18:57
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You say that the opposition isn't united and i reply by saying that it is a good thing. The current syrian regime only represents the alawite sect and the upper class on the other hand the opposition represents all facets and sects of the syrian population including alawites and druze. What this entails is that the opposition is as legitimate, if not more, than the current syrian regime. The same way that M8 accept hezbollah as a legitimate party, they should acknowledge the syrian opposition to be legitimate as well.
15 February 2012, 19:01
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ctd:
for the sake of being consistent that is... which is what most M8 supporters lack.
@flamethrower
You are deeply mistaken if you think that the idea of greater Syria originates from the Sunnis it is you who should double-check his facts.
15 February 2012, 19:32
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a referendum? hahaha! what a nice joke!!! he kills his own people women children expressing their opinions and he is doing a referendum!!
what a farce he is!
oh by the way he promised the day he came in power to allow a multi party system and elections???? what did he do ? nada!! so now people are supposed to believe him?
only brainwash M8 believe him!
15 February 2012, 19:39
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The real force behing giving this idiot this long life line is ISRAEL. that is the truth and in the future there will be a tacit alliance between israel,she3as,minorities against the Suni majority.
15 February 2012, 21:00
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I want to visit syria to urinate on Bashar Assad's grave after they hang him. That is why I am now drinking lots of water.
15 February 2012, 21:56
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the filthy zionist media terrorists hallucinate a lot.
from all those ridicilous hallucinations the most hallucinatory one that zionist entity has a future
16 February 2012, 06:02
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To the defenders of this liar, to the insecure minority, just remember that you had it all but decided to ruin and protect what you have got, Assad followed his father footsteps and he won't be able to put out the flame as it is too late. There will not be any freedom under the current regime, because you will always need a permission from the Shabiha for the media to enter his country same as our Shabiha cordon their territories.
16 February 2012, 12:42
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Pretty soon, he will be buying Gaga's palace in Maarab, with all the money he stole. I didn't know the M14 were so passionate about the syrian people. Except when they saw a hope, that their dignity might be restored. Dream on.
16 February 2012, 14:42
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This is coming from a person who wants democracy. I am just imagining you with a gun, how you would behave. Not much better than Bashar, I am sure. My way or the highway.
16 February 2012, 15:49
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love it when M8 mumble about dignity .
22 years of syrian occupation,theft and dist-ruction and a loss of dignity .
When was the last time we heard nassrallah criticizing the syrian crimes in lebanon??? NEVER.
The syrian occupation was restoring our dignity and pride.
INIT jcamerican???
