Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Egypt presidential election to be held by Nov.
Egypt has been in a state of change ever since the fall of President Mubarak. Some people think they're changing too much and some don't think they are enough. One change is that within 60 days after the presidential election, a vice president must be appointed. Mubarak never had a vice president. He decided everything himself. In addition to this change, there is going to be a group of 100 appointed to draft the new constitution. This is a huge step for them and a chance for their country to change a lot for the better. However, some things are not changing. For example, Islam is still going to be their state's religion and Islamic law is still going to be the main source for legislation. When the young people rioted, they demanded Mubarak go out of power. Now that some more decisions are being made, they're hoping it will take Egypt to the right place. One thing that surprised me is that Islamic law is the main source for legislation. Since we have separation of church and state, I feel like they should too. Does this mean that people who don't practice Islam there aren't allowed to hold positions of power? That certainly wouldn't be fair. It's weird to think that a long time ago we were in a similar place as them. When we were writing our Constitution there were many debates about what should or shouldn't be written. I only hope that Egypt can make the right decisions so they don't need to face an uprising like this again. http://http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42340963/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/
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