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Ultron · 04-25-2003, 09:29 AM

OK I had seen on a website a few months ago that there was a new Iraq constitution as of 1991. I had argued some points here based on the premise there was no constitution in Iraq that gave any civil rights/protections to Iraqi's like in other countries.

I did my own research on the issue and when I read the text of the 1990-91 constitution I went and stood corrected in my post, having found that out.

While browsing through news sites today I find out, according to one, that constitution was never passed.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,85133,00.html

Quote:

In early 1990, Saddam toyed with opening up his regime and introducing a new constitution that would grant limited freedoms. Aziz advised against this, saying it would be the beginning of the end of Baath party rule. Saddam listened and the reforms never transpired.

Does anyone here know for sure one way or the other what the case is? Was the constitution passed in Iraq or what?

johngalt · 04-28-2003, 11:18 AM

I had heard about that to, but i don't think the Constitution was ever passed.

Amen-Moses · 04-28-2003, 01:44 PM

Passed by who? I thought it was supposed to be a dictatorship!

The constitution was up on the Iraq website and there was no mention of it not being historical there.

Amen-Moses

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04-28-2003, 11:18 AM	#2
johngalt Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 204	I had heard about that to, but i don't think the Constitution was ever passed.

04-28-2003, 01:44 PM	#3
Amen-Moses Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Portsmouth, England Posts: 4,652	Passed by who? I thought it was supposed to be a dictatorship! The constitution was up on the Iraq website and there was no mention of it not being historical there. Amen-Moses

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