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But Lovemore Madhuku of the National Constitutional Assembly, which has campaigned against the constitution, argues that a turnout of less than 50% would amount to a rejection of the constitution.

T. D. Allman, a stickler for our 18th-century Constitution, argues that Dick Cheney, appearances to the contrary, is not actually vice president of the United States because, although the president and vice president can be from the same state, electors from that state can't vote for both of them, and Cheney, like Bush, lived in Texas.

The opposition, also basing its argument on the constitution, argues that Mr Chavez must be inaugurated on 10 January or step aside.

However, Buthelezi, who wants a national convention to write a new constitution, argues that to use either tactic prematurely would bring a white counterattack that would set the blacks' cause back as much as a generation.

"You will have an unrepresentative Parliament writing an unrepresentative Constitution," argued Mohamed ElBaradei, the former international atomic energy czar who is running for president on a reform platform.

Professing not to know what "civil society" was ("How do you eat that?" he asked), the man who chaired the very assembly that drew up the constitution argued that to abide by its terms would be just too time-consuming.

But supporters of the new Constitution argue that moving slowly may be the surest way to achieve sustainable change, and analysts say that even baby steps may be enough to inspire others in the region to follow suit eventually.

So why would they vote against themselves?" The main faction of the Movement for Democratic Change is also supporting the new Constitution, arguing that it reflects the best bargain that could be won at this stage.

Professor Freeman discusses the national debate over the proposed Constitution, arguing that in many ways, when Americans debated its ratification, they were debating the consequences and meaning of the Revolution.

In the elegant first-floor room of Independence Hall where the creators of the Constitution argued and sweated at candle-topped tables, a national park ranger had plunged into his tour guide spiel.

He said that a newly formed civilian advisory council and the military-controlled cabinet would play a role along with Parliament in forming the 100-member committexpectedtodraftdrafthehe constitution, arguing that the move was a necessary check against the potential domination of the Parliament by conservative Islamists.