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| Colombia's lower House OKs re-election bill |
| 2009-09-03 |
| BOGOTA -- Colombia's lower House has approved a bill calling for a referendum on whether to change the constitution to allow President Alvaro Uribe to run for a third term. Lawmakers have voted 85-5 with 76 abstentions in favor of the referendum. The bill, which has already passed the Senate, must now go to Colombia's Constitutional Court. The referendum would ask voters if Colombia should modify its constitution to allow presidents to run for two consecutive re-elections. The constitution, which was already modified once to let Uribe run for a second four-year term, allows for a single immediate re-election. Uribe has not yet said publicly if he will run again. The Chamber of Representatives's secretariat announced the result early Wednesday. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 "Put five bullets in. Five." -- The Deer Hunter |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-09-03 16:48 |
| #1 I love Uribe. I think he has been a fantastic leader for Colombia, and a good friend of the United States. He is definitly a friend in this region. With that said, I don't think he should run this election cycle. He needs to endorse a candidate for President who represents his beliefs, and values. He needs to enforce the Constitution, not alter it. The strongest message to send Chavez is that truly strong countries have many leaders. |
| Posted by: Destro_in_Panama 2009-09-03 03:15 |