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[Can someone shed some light as to what the 13th amendment is all about? Not that it will make any difference to the current stalemate that SL is enjoying. ]
The 13th amendment as such allows for the existence of provinces that are governed by `Chief ministers` who are elected by the people of the province. It`s good on paper because, it gives the illusion of devolution of power to the provinicial level. To the layman it seems as if the people elect a chief minister and various other ministers and they run the province according to the wishes of the people in that province. Just one problem.. The `Chief minister` and all the other elected ministers in the province will hold no real power. The power will be in the hands of the president, and he`ll appoint a `governer`, who`ll effectively oversee how the province is run. The governer has to approve the `chief minister`, and even if he does approve someone the people actually want, the chief minister and every other elected ministers role is limited to simply `advicing` the governer. The governer of course is chosen by the president at will! SO what the 13th amendment effectively does is give complete power to the president and president`s lackies.. and gives the elected provincial ministers nothing more than an opportunity to sit tight and look pretty! |
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