#1 Egypt power struggle: Assembly adopts new constitution
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:15 pm
BBC
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.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