"Tim Bedding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/23/1321218
>Here is a quote: >The draft constitution that was submitted stipulates Islam is >the official religion of Iraq, and is a fundamental source for >legislation and that no law can contradict the principles >of Islam. Women's groups are warning that the new constitution >could strip women of many basic human rights. >Here are my thoughts. This does not sound like good news. >Will women be required to walk around covered? To follow >men? To not participate in politics? Your guess is as good as mine. My guess, based on the wording above, would be that laws specifying such would be allowed, though not required. "No law can contradict" doesn't seem to REQUIRE legislation or make the ABSENCE of a law unconstitutional. In Your Sly Tribe, Robert _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list Libnw@immosys.com List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
