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How about if we let Egptians vote on it Dec. 15? allrevvedup Dec 2012 #1
sometimes a simple majority isn't enough Phillip McCleod Dec 2012 #3
That may be true, but tell that to the Supreme Ct with all its 5-4s, and the 2000 election came leveymg Dec 2012 #4
Yes. n/t allrevvedup Dec 2012 #6
election by simple majority is fine Phillip McCleod Dec 2012 #7
The "secular revolutionaries who sparked the arab spring" allrevvedup Dec 2012 #20
Utterly ridiculous and false n/t Catherina Dec 2012 #27
I wouldn't call a church bombing with 21 fatalities ridiculous. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #28
No reason to bring up facts. zellie Dec 2012 #29
And it is for this reason burnsei sensei Dec 2012 #25
It's pure shit-stirring at this point. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #5
Obama has not taken it upon himself to rewrite our Constitution. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #15
He didn't need to. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #17
I'm with you njcamden_25884 Dec 2012 #9
Thanks njcamden, allrevvedup Dec 2012 #12
Majority of Egyptians support chopping off the hand of a thief in recent poll. wellspring Dec 2012 #10
No poll on your first link, and I stopped reading the NBC story allrevvedup Dec 2012 #11
The poll is from a few months ago. Sorry, no link. wellspring Dec 2012 #13
Right, Pew, the outfit that claimed Obama's support allrevvedup Dec 2012 #14
Pew is a widely respected polling firm. It does not have a conservative bias. pampango Dec 2012 #18
Fine, it's respected. And I've personally heard the president lie his ass off allrevvedup Dec 2012 #19
Well John2 Dec 2012 #23
Oh, people change their constitutions by simple majority vote in most democracies? FarrenH Dec 2012 #21
I think John2 Dec 2012 #26
Secular governance, not theocracy, is the best future for the world. freshwest Dec 2012 #2
and for egypt. spot on. Phillip McCleod Dec 2012 #8
We can only hope LeftInTX Dec 2012 #16
Why is anyone surprised? zellie Dec 2012 #22
+1 burnsei sensei Dec 2012 #24
A real-time example of religion fucking up society... snooper2 Dec 2012 #30
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