In 2009, the Independent State of Samoa adopted a new constitution based on the Master Cleanse, a modified juice fast.
We are asked to write a democratic constitution, based on the desires of a people who understand pluralism, when the largest party in the Constituent Assembly is still converting to democracy.
A struggle for a 'citizens Europe' has been going on in the form of a struggle for an empowered EP and a constitution based on basic rights.
"The only problem is that Ted's view of the Constitution — based on states' rights and a narrow scope of federal power — was rejected at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, and then was resurrected by John C. Calhoun, and the Confederates during the Civil War, when it failed again.
Iran is a modern republic with a constitution based on French and Belgian law, with Islamic tenets added in parallel institutions.
The Cherokee also established a strong central government with a constitution based on the U.S. constitution.
David Marquand Brownn should announce that he is setting up a convention to frame a written constitution for this country: a constitution based on popular sovereignty, substantial devolution of power to local governments, stronger protection for human rights, and including either regional government for England or an English parliament.
The sheer size of big business, some Americans fear, may unbalance a constitution based on checks and balances.This ambivalence means that even pro-business opinion has an undercurrent of scepticism.
The South African regime of apartheid was being supported at the time by the American government's "constructive engagement" policy, but inside a little house in a black township, a dissident clergyman was drafting a new constitution based on the documents that announced American freedom.
The assembly's mandate will be for three years, during which it needs to draft a new constitution (based on the 1961 model) as well as procedures for electing a new parliament, which should have around 135 members.
