BREAKING: U.S/Colombia bases accord ruled unconstitutional

[rabs]

El Espectador saying Colombia's Constitutional Court vote today was six votes ruling accord unconstitutional, three votes opposed.

Not known yet whether ruling will take effect immediately.

-----------------------

Judicial |17 Ago 2010 - 5:16 pm
Acuerdo militar con Estados Unidos es inconstitucional
Fuentes de la Corte Constitucional señalan que una votación dividida de seis en favor de la inexequibilidad y tres en contra.

Pese a que la Corte Constitucional declaró inexequible el acuerdo entre los gobiernos de Colombia y Estados Unidos, que permitiría el ingreso de militares del país norteamericano en siete bases militares, todavía no se sabe si tendrá efecto inmediato o no.

---------------------

Just announced. Details will come out later.

[rabs]

1. Semana reporting accord is null and void immediately

Cool photo from Semana

Corte Constitucional le dijo no al acuerdo militar con Estados Unidos
Constitutional Court says no to the military pact with the United States


Gobierno deberá darle trámite en el Congreso al tratado con Estados Unidos para que uniformados y contratistas de ese país estén en siete bases colombianas.

Government will have to send issue to Colombian Congress to determine whether U.S. uniformed troops and civilian contractors will have access to seven bases in Colombia.

Mientras su paso por el Legislativo se cumple, el acuerdo militar quedará sin vigencia, contrario a lo que se había planteado antes de darle un plazo de un año para que el convenio fuera analizado por el Congreso.

While Congress debates the accord, the pact will cease to have effect, contrary to what had been proposed -- that there would be a one-year period of grace while it was analyzed in Congress.

http://www.semana.com/noticias-nacion/corte-constitucional-dijo-no-acuerdo-militar-estados-unidos/143165.aspx

----------------

Earlier today Interior Minister Vargas Lleras said the government would respect the court's ruling.

Tums, Rolaids, Mylanta, Mayloxx, Pepto Bismal being handed out at the Pentagon.

:rofl:

[Wilms]

3. Tums, Rolaids, Mylanta, Mayloxx, Pepto Bismal needed for LA Teabaggers, too.

And a roll of toilet paper.

Those cowards stole my recommend.

[rabs]

2. Bogota newspaper El Heraldo saying vote was 7-2

----------------------

There is a news conference at the Constitutional Court at this moment.

Meantime, El Tiempo (uribista the past eight years) and Santos-owned newspaper reporting only that there has been a decision and quotes El Espectador, Semana and El Heraldo on the court ruling.

http://www.elheraldo.com.co/ELHERALDO/BancoConocimiento/X/x2bases_militares_son_inconstitucionales/x2bases_militares_son_inconstitucionales.asp?CodSeccion=48

[Peace Patriot]

4. Wow! I am speechless. nt

[gbscar]

5. The decision was essentially along the same lines as what the rumor mills had predicted for days(nt)