“(9) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the provisions of this section are all-inclusive and exhaustive and there is no other limitation, whether substantive or procedural, on the power of the National Assembly to alter this Constitution; and a law passed by the National Assembly to alter any of the provisions of this Constitution which is passed in conformity with this section shall not be open to challenge in any court of law on any ground whatsoever.”
Oh mein.... I didn't imagine this!
The "United" "Democratic" Party did not lie to us as they partook in the Feb 2008 General Elections. They set out their manifesto and then they DID say, imagine the rest even if only as possibilities. What was the possibility that Hon. Barrow would attempt to usurp ALL the power unto himself? With an ego the size of anything larger than colossal, something had got to give.
Many of his ministers and him, the PM, made it clear that they had been out in the dry for 10 years. Now they would have the chance to reap the benefits of their newly found administration. Was that in their manifesto or we had to imagine it?
The 13th senator which was passed by them as contitutional law but put the power in the PM's hands as to when he/she should implement it. We have to imagine it!
The government has 'officially' withdrawn the Preventative Detention bill from the proverbial table. They did not say if unofficially it has been removed from the PM's mind. We can only imagine if he is still imagining it. ;)
The Barrow administration 'removed' the Preventative Detention bill from the table for the second time since the people seemed not to like the idea. Instead he is bringing in the 9th amendment that seeks to place beyond our grasp the possibility of us imagining a disagreement with him. With the ouster of our 'big brother', the courts, then we would truly need God as our supreme creator and protector. Prayer is huge people but is the eyes of calamity suffering is bound to instill. Imagine that!
Right now the marriage between the people of Belize and the Barrow-lead government is in crisis. It is doomed not to be rosy all the way to the promised till elections do us part. The new government of 2008, brought in their old bitter philosophy and the barrowed doctrine. The hope for Belize now lies in the blue that the UDP would have wanted to legislate out if they would be given the chance.
Imagine adding a clause to the constitution that says there ought to be only ONE political party.
Raise your hand if you can't wait for Feb. 2013? (ooops that is if they don't legislate that out)
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