Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Changing Egypt's Constitution

From NPR:

A new barrier to political change in Egypt has emerged, and it's the country's constitution. Is changing it necessary to effect meaningful political change? Nathan Brown, a constitutional expert who tracks the Middle East at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, talks to Steve Inskeep about Egypt's constitution. My 2301s should give this a listen. Egypt's current constitution gives the executive tremendous power, including the ability to resist many of the proposals being made to boot him out of power.

- Egypt's Constitution is the heart of any change.
- Egypt's Constitution.
- At the center of Egypt's debate: the Constitution.