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Iraqi Blueprint for tyranny? The proposed Iraqi Bill of Rights employs plenty of pleasant-sounding platitudes similar to the U.S. Constitution. But so did the Soviet Constitution, which consolidated tyranny.(IRAQ)
Our system of government is premised on the self-evident truth that (in the words of the Declaration of Independence) "Men ... are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights." Based on this premise, the U.S. Bill of Rights does not grant rights; it instead protects already-existing rights by prohibiting government from intruding on those rights. On the other hand, the proposed Iraqi Bill of Rights, which would become part of that nation's constitution, is based on the fallacy that government grants rights. The difference is fundamental, since if government "grants" rights, government can also withdraw or limit the rights it grants. And so the draft of the ...
- Changes Proposed in Soviet Constitution
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post David Remnick October 24, 1988 700+ words
Proposed changes in the Soviet constitution published in the official press today promise to make...platforms would be that they do not stand in opposition to the Soviet constitution. The draft laws reserve the right for religious leaders...
- Ukraine's Parliament Oks Post-Soviet Constitution
- Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire June 28, 1996 700+ words
Deputies of the Supreme Soviet of Ukraine, the country's parliament, approved here today by 315 to 36 the new constitution, the country's first constitution since it won independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991. At the same time, the parliament announced that the country's 1978
- COUP DIDN'T CUT IT CONSTITUTIONALLY EX-AIDE KRITICIZES GORBACHEV GENERAL'S ROLE...
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) August 22, 1991 700+ words
...an illegal coup that violated the Soviet Constitution, he was not simply imposing an...was a series of amendments to the Soviet Constitution that prescribe, for the first time...Before the Gorbachev reforms, the Soviet constitution vested ultimate authority in the...
- Estonia's Challenge Called Unconstitutional; Moscow Reacts With Short, Terse...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post David Remnick November 18, 1988 700+ words
...sovereignty was "inconsistent" with the Soviet constitution. Responding to the amendment to...Estonian legislators insist that the Soviet constitution allows any of the country's 15...declared that the new draft laws to the Soviet constitution published last month, which Gorbachev...
- LATVIA TAKES A CAUTIOUS PLUNGE.(Main)
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) May 5, 1990 700+ words
...states that, for the most part, the Soviet Constitution and laws continue to be valid here...Kremlin was the suspension of the Soviet Constitution in those republics. In its declaration...challenge outright the authority of the Soviet Constitution, and the declaration leaves ...
- Azerbaijan Opts to Keep Disputed Area; Kremlin Searches For Compromise
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Michael Parks June 18, 1988 700+ words
...The Azerbaijani legislature, citing provisions in the Soviet constitution, also argued that any territorial changes must be approved...Karabakh, has contended that another section of the Soviet constitution guarantees "the free self-determination of nations...
- Ukraine's Parliament Adopts New Constitution
- Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire June 28, 1996 700+ words
...s parliament today passed its first post-Soviet constitution after three months of fierce debate and on the...last former Soviet republic to create a post-Soviet constitution. Kuchma said that nationwide celebrations will...
- Soviets KO Estonia bid for sovereignty
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times November 27, 1988 700+ words
...said that the Estonian actions "expressly contradict the Soviet constitution and should be rejected as erroneous and having no legal...for secession, which is technically permitted by the Soviet constitution. Arnold Rujtel, the Estonian president, addressed the...
Source: HighBeam Research, Iraqi Blueprint for tyranny? The proposed Iraqi Bill of Rights...