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Controversial 18th Amendment of Sri Lanka - All day debate on September 8
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deborak
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6 Sep 2010 04:39:32 GMT Report for Abuse

Roshan!

How come you are not aware of these that gets effected from 18th amendment.?

I know! I am well aware abt it! This is Y I clearly asked U, what is the JVP and UNP doing? Do they educate the people abt the pros & cons of the 18th???

Angered by the Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe dialogue, Democratic National Alliance (DNA) parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayake, flayed the latter for what he called his 'betrayal'. He said by 'running to Rajapaksa every time he called,' Wickremesinghe had given legitimacy to the constitutional changes. JVP leader Somawansa Amerasinghe told a news conference on Friday that though the UNP leadership was weak its MPs were keen to join hands with his party to carry forward the protest against the amendments.

These barkings are not enuf...

:)))

With no common approach possible with the UNP within the short time available, the JVPers were distributing leaflets and holding 'pocket' or small group meetings to educate the public of the 'evils' of the constitutional changes.

Are they explaining the matters such a way that people are getting convinced abt the dangers of 18th????

:)))

Still what can they do when the UNP palimentarians itself had said they will vote for the 18th!!!
Edited By - deborak - 6 Sep 2010 04:40:40 GMT

Naaca Senior Member Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 2606 Member Profile	6 Sep 2010 04:40:46 GMT Report for Abuse
	UNP goons in LNP have nothing sensible to say against the 18th amendment so they drag SF into this! What has that traitor to do with this amendment?

Roshan2007
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6 Sep 2010 04:41:33 GMT Report for Abuse

NGO circles and forign stooges are in a frenzy about the the 18th amendment..just check out groundviews and comments...im really loving it :))

Some NGO comments...

kaush
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3 Sep 2010 05:43:14 GMT Report for Abuse

The proposed constitution is not allowing him to stay in power as long as he wants.....He has to face for the elections as usual...

the problem with current amendments is not this one....
but with the proposed amendments to the 17th (there is no argument in that 17th is not a practical thing) , rather than reducing presidential powers , it enhance it.

kaush
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3 Sep 2010 05:47:13 GMT Report for Abuse

Strong oppsition will be ok for a country that has already developed....what we need for Sri Lanka is a strong good government with a proper leader....:-)))

i too agree with this where civil liberties should only follow the economic advances. but the problem is once we change the Constitution i don't think we will ever get a chance to change it again.
thats why we need to take things once in a life time opportunity to change the whole system for the betterment of the country..rather than doing ad hoc changes!

Roshan2007 Senior Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 9766 Member Profile	6 Sep 2010 04:42:56 GMT Report for Abuse
	Naaca goon, they drag SF into this! It is Debo dragged SF into this.

deborak
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6 Sep 2010 04:44:18 GMT Report for Abuse

UNP goons in LNP have nothing sensible to say against the 18th amendment so they drag SF into this! What has that traitor to do with this amendment?

Very true! SF's name is not mentioned even when these 18th is dicussed and I am wondering what effect the 18th has on SF vice versa...

LOL!

Likewise if SF is not in the remand today he is going to defeat the 18th??? Is this STUPID UNP goons want to say???

:))

Roshan2007 Senior Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 9766 Member Profile	6 Sep 2010 04:44:38 GMT Report for Abuse
	Have you seen atleast his name even coming up when these constitutiona changes are discussed! :))) Debo it is you who dragged SF into this discussion. read back.

deborak Senior Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 20879 Member Profile	6 Sep 2010 04:47:05 GMT Report for Abuse
	AnuD Senior Member Joined: May 2005 Posts: 44897 Member Profile 6 Sep 2010 03:18:51 GMT Report for Abuse National Bhikku front is against the 18th amendment. MY concern is right now what president is doing to General Fonseka. HOw many other things are turning out in Sri Lanka. There is no democracy in Sri Lanka. Page 16! :)))

EEELamaya Senior Member Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 15994 Member Profile	6 Sep 2010 04:47:34 GMT Report for Abuse
	UNP goons in LNP have nothing sensible to say against the 18th amendment This 18th amendment and the frustration of some Singalas is clearly the result of not having VP around... When VP was around, it did not matter how many amendments Singalaas had, VP had the final veto! Now, VP not around Singalaas do not have any authority to enforce law and order, quickly and decisively!

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6 Sep 2010 04:50:58 GMT Report for Abuse

The main argument of the NGO goons against the 18th amendment is that it will make the incumbent president using the state machinery to his advantage to get elected again siting the instances of JR,chandrika and MR...
however this argument is severely flawed where if its the state machinery is the deciding factor in getting elected in this country, then the governing party should have one all the elections and the a some one from the governing party should have won the presidency all the time...which is not the case
if you look at it carefully what happens is during the first term the incumbnets tend to be more people friendly due to that fact they need to be elected again and tend to go wild during the second terms (chandrika and JR) since they cant be get elected again..there fore the removing this limit is a quite good thing since presidensts will have be mindful of what people think all the times!
if you take the voting patterns, lankan people have most of the time have chosen the best leader of the lot at that time an in that context no matter what the govt propaganda was..people are not stupid..

Roshan2007 Senior Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 9766 Member Profile	6 Sep 2010 04:51:36 GMT Report for Abuse
	Page 16! I was replying to your comments about SF on my post on 18th amendment.

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