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By Jeffrey Fleishman and Amro Hassan, Los Angeles Times
March 21, 2011

Reporting from Cairo—
Egyptians moved further beyond the legacy of former President Hosni Mubarak's strongman rule by voting overwhelmingly to amend the nation's constitution and head swiftly toward parliamentary and presidential elections, according to results of a referendum announced Sunday.

The referendum, which calls for judicial oversight of elections and limited presidential terms, was the first step to bring Egypt closer to a democracy after decades of corrupt one-party rule. The outcome is expected to spur chaotic, if exciting, races for parliament and president in coming months.

The measure passed with 77.2% of the vote. More than 18 million voters, or about 41% of those eligible, cast ballots nationwide Saturday.

In addition to limiting presidents to two four-year terms, the constitutional changes will eliminate restrictions on the formation of political parties and require a popular referendum before the country's controversial emergency law, often employed to limit dissent, is used for more than six months.

The result was a victory for Egyptians wanting to seize the momentum from the Jan. 25 revolution and elect a civilian government to replace the military now ruling the country. The generals have public support, but many Egyptians have grown wary of the army's influence over the state.

"I'm happy," said Hater Maher, a 24-year-old university student. "Those amendments should be enough to govern the country for the next few months. We needed them to prepare for elections."

The losers in the poll were reformists such as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mohamed ElBaradei, who cautioned that the nation was not politically mature enough to field elections as early as June.

The concern is that fledgling political parties, including those formed by young activists, will not be organized in time to compete with more established organizations, such as the Muslim Brotherhood and the former ruling National Democratic Party. Critics said the referendum lacked sufficient breadth to reform the Arab world's most populous nation.

"I'm disappointed but it was a democratic process and I have to accept the majority," said Ahmed Magdi, a 29-year-old shop owner. "We did not need a referendum so soon after the revolution. We're not ready to decide something so important."

jeffrey.fleishman@latimes.com

Hassan is a news assistant in The Times' Cairo bureau.
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has the UN finally learned to do what is necessary. or is it jsut that they got pressured into action by countries who are mad that the oil [prices are rising.

as i remeber UN takes no aciton or takes action to late.
like rwanda dafur etc. they did almost nothing there. but now since oil prices are affected they are getting **** done.

so UN is just controled by selfish countries
 
VINYLONE said:
Were or are the initial protests in Tunisia and Egypt now considered game changers?
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Might be the law of unintended consequences at work here, but I think the people in all the Mideast strongman ruled countries do want their own government, and not some stooge government that's just playing footsies with the world powers.
 
VINYLONE said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY-_JsNrxiM
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Another great video posted by Vinyl, would rep if I could. Farrakhan is historically an ***hat though, despite the accuracy of what he had to say here.
 
Millsapa said:
I still can't get over that 80% of their women can't enjoy sex. A society that does that to women doesn't really deserve "freedom."
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Late response I am aware but thought I'd chime in.

Hey Sapa. Im Muslim. Sexual abstinence is strictly a muslim thing, right?? 80% of women cant have recreational sex, even after marriage? Is that what youre heading towards? If so, thank you for providing a good minute full of laughter.
 
No wonder I drink so damned much. Some people are bat **** crazy, but I guess I need the booze to put me over the hump.

Over.
 
Simple 2 questions...

How the hell do we have money to wage 3 wars and to give MILLIONS in foreign aid to Egypt and Libya, for them to "accomplish their dreams" while Americans are currently struggling to accomplish their own?

What kind of logic do we have when we allow our government to throw away trillions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Libya, and yet these same politicians bitch about a few thousand that teachers in our own society are given?
 
dalamon said:
Late response I am aware but thought I'd chime in.

Hey Sapa. Im Muslim. Sexual abstinence is strictly a muslim thing, right?? 80% of women cant have recreational sex, even after marriage? Is that what youre heading towards? If so, thank you for providing a good minute full of laughter.
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No, 80% have had a ****oridectomy. They can't enjoy sex with their husbands either because they don't have a ****oris. It would be like chopping off a man's *****.
 
Millsapa said:
No, 80% have had a ****oridectomy. They can't enjoy sex with their husbands either because they don't have a ****oris. It would be like chopping off a man's *****.
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80% of MUSLIMS?? or what/whom are we speaking of? A country? Be precise with your most-likely arbitrary data.
 
dalamon said:
80% of MUSLIMS?? or what/whom are we speaking of? A country? Be precise with your most-likely arbitrary data.
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80% of females in Egypt.

I got it from a New York Times article I came across so you could be right about the arbitrary part, but it is pretty shocking if it is true.

Estimates on the number of girls who have undergone the procedure in Egypt
range from 80 to 97 percent. It is believed to be ubiquitous in smaller
villages, but the highest numbers are discounted because women might profess
to having undergone the ritual, since it is considered such a hallmark of
female modesty.

https://www.cirp.org/news/1996.08.08_NewYorkTimesEgyptFGM/
 
franklin said:
81.7% of women enjoy sex with me despite near zero physical stimulation.
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This is one of the more problematical assertions I've ever seen even on the 'net. . . . .

99.999+% of women don't enjoy sex with me. Maybe I could even consider "all" as a fairly reliable claim. Despite the occasional claim to the contrary.

Still, I just hafta throw in with the liberal "anti-forced-mutilation-of-other-humans' crusade crowd on general principles. Nobody, especially parents, should be arranging for or doing this sort of thing to other people. We're all vulnerable to this kind of thing unless we uphold the principles advanced under the American Revolution of natural rights for all mankind, inherent in the individual. And having the final say on your own body has gotta be the more fundamental of rights imaginable.
 
Millsapa said:
hmmm...what is your secret?
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If you want to find out then I'll need some more pics so my lady can decide.

As a teaser, it involves 2 Belvedere and cranberry, 2 Jager bombs, 99 Bananas, 151, and one dark beer combined with my pretty looks and gangster whit. After 3 or 4 hours they practically beg.
 
*throw tomato* "Monica Monica Monica!" *throw shoe*


Protesters chanted: "Monica, Monica", a reference to Former President Bill Clinton's extra-marital affair. Some chanted: "leave, Clinton", Egyptian security officials said.
It was not clear who the protesters were or what political affiliations they had. Protesters outside Clinton's hotel on Saturday night chanted anti-Islamist slogans, accusing the United States of backing the Muslim Brotherhood's rise to power.

https://uk.reuters.com/assets/print?aid=UKBRE86E09V20120715

Good work B.O. & Billary. You're right up there with Carter on screwing up the Middle East.
 
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