Egypt power struggle: Assembly adopts new constitution

[frigidmagi]

BBC

Egypt's Islamist-run assembly has backed a draft constitution, including a measure keeping sharia, or Islamic law, as the main source of legislation.

The draft will now be sent to President Mohammed Morsi, who is expected to call a referendum on the issue.

The move comes after the constitutional court said it would rule on Sunday whether to dissolve the assembly.

Egypt's judiciary is in a stand-off with the president after he granted himself sweeping new powers.

Mr Morsi says his decree should only apply for as short a time as possible.

Liberal, left-wing and Christian members of the constitutional assembly boycotted the vote, accusing the Islamists of trying to impose their vision

You know this is just me talking here, but boycotting votes doesn't actually seem to help. When they count the votes most people don't give a shit if someone didn't show up and by boycotting you cut yourself out of the process completely.