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The Left Needs To Take Back the Constitution
With the catastrophic recent term of the Supreme Court finally concluded, it can no longer be denied that the judiciary is firmly under the thumb of the conservative movement. In discussions of how the conservatives accomplished this feat, we often hear about the organizing acumen of the Federalist Society, or the vast financial resources of the Kochs, the Olins, and the Scaifes.
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How could Chile reject a perfectly progressive constitution?
This month, through a public vote, Chileans overwhelmingly rejected a new left-leaning constitution. Reuters described it as being one of the world’s most
Source: How could Chile reject a perfectly progressive constitution? – CounterPunch.org
Ruling the US supreme court isn’t enough. The right wants to amend the constitution
The bewildering vote in Chile that rejected a new progressive constitution
Plebiscite Vote in Chile Rejects Proposed New Constitution
Chile’s current Constitution, produced in 1980 under the Pinochet military dictatorship, and with alterations since, remains in effect. The issue in question, according to Hugo Guzman, editor of the Communist Party’s El Siglo newspaper, was “whether Chileans will continue to live in the midst of a repressive political structure and an exploitative economic model installed by a ruthless dictatorship some four decades ago, or whether they will choose to start a new and egalitarian chapter in the history of Chile.”
Source: Plebiscite Vote in Chile Rejects Proposed New Constitution – CounterPunch.org