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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 02:49 AM
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Wow - Statement issued by The Faculty of Law at Cairo University
http://libertyforegypt.blogspot.com/2011/02/translation-of-statement-issued-by.html


I'm going to quote all of this, which I hope is okay, since I believe this statement would be considered equivalent to a press release. The blogger explains he did some of the translating and found some translations elsewhere online.



Statement from Cairo University- faculty of law
Issued from the discussion forum held on 7/2/2011 around legal and constitutional solutions to meet the needs of the Peoples revolution

On Monday the 7th of February 2011 the professors of the faculty of law at Cairo university met and after many fruitful discussions and thorough analysis of the parameters of constitutional thought and what is best for our country in order for it to correspond with the great leap & the revolution of the Youth of the Nation which has both been welcomed and backed by many communities within the nation , presented to the nation from a pure conscience and in reaction to the new developments that have affected the entire nation's sentiments . Presented here to the great Egyptian nation are the results which the forum has reached in regards to what must be done for the good of the nation at this historical juncture in our beloved country
The forum has reached the following conclusions:

Firstly : To completely support and back The revolution of the 25th of January which was sparked by the pure and uncorrupted Youth of Egypt in which all the diverse communities of Egypt joined to demand freedom , democracy and the sovereignty of the law , the achievement of social justice and calling to account the corrupt and those who have hindered the fate of this nation and honoring the blood of the martyrs which was spilt in the cause of the nations freedom and upholding the dignity of the citizen.

Secondly – Withdrawing all legitimacy from the current regime

Thirdly – Calling upon the President of the Republic to comply with the will of the nation as expressed by the public

Fourth - The Necessity of the instant dissolution of both Parliament and the Shura Council due to the impossibility of their meeting as a result of final sentences issued from the High Constitutional court which nullify the results of the elections in many constituencies

Fifth- A call for the creation of a founding committee devoted to the creation of a new constitution that is in accordance with the current phase, with the condition that all political ideologies are represented in this committee as well as civil society organizations and all Egyptian communities

Sixth – The delegation of all presidential powers to the vice president, as permitted by Articles 82 and 139 of the constitution in accordance with their correct interpretation

Seventh – The expansion of the current structure of the government in order for it to be an interim government dedicated to the nations recovery

Eighth- The issuance of decrees from the republic which would create laws that launch the right to create political parties and allowing citizens the rights of election and nomination for public office

Ninth- The swift restructuring of the state authorities in accordance with the new constitution

Tenth – The immediate termination of the enforcement of the Emergency law

Signed on behalf of the attendees
Dr Ahmed Awad Belal
Dean of the Faculty of Law
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 03:54 AM
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1. k & r nt
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 10:38 AM
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6. Thanks!
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 05:07 AM
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2. K & R
Bye Bye Mubarak
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Mojeoux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 05:27 AM
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3. Here we go. This is the wisest advice and to follow it,
will be a function of National Pride.

I pray that someday, that square becomes even more of a treasure to Egypt.

A place where a new civilization of Egyptian Democracy was BORN!
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Divernan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 07:29 AM
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4. Excellent! What one hopes for from Law Professors who have not been corrupted
by political power.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 02:43 PM
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7. +1
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BeFree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 09:10 AM
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5. heh
I keep hearing that there is no use to get involved because you can't change things.

Personally, I know that to be false. A few people can change "Things"

We see it now in Egypt. A few people took a stand, soon others joined and before long it has grown to this point where there will be a huge change in their country.
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decidedlyso Donating Member (310 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 02:51 PM
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8. This is very good news.
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katty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 03:01 PM
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9. wow! K&R
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grahamhgreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 03:42 PM
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10. I want my representative to sign on to this - forwarding.
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Raksha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 03:51 PM
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11. Re "Sixth – The delegation of all presidential powers to the vice president..."
I don't get it. Mubarak's new vice president is the torturer-in-chief Omar Suleiman. The protesters have made it clear that no member of the old regime is acceptable, including Suleiman or especially Suleiman. I don't see how they could risk accepting him even as an interim president.
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Dan Donating Member (595 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 10:20 PM
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25. I thought about that section too,
but I was wondering if they didn't accept 'this person' - in the short term - they might have been concerned with the American military helping to bring democracy to their country.
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Hell Hath No Fury Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 03:53 PM
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12. Fantastic.
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JDPriestly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 04:08 PM
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13. K&R
Obama and Hillary Clinton should talk to the members of this faculty and accept their guidance.

The voices of reason have spoken.
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Uncle Joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 04:18 PM
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14. Kicked and recommended.
Thanks for the thread, highplainsdem.
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frebrd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 04:18 PM
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15. K&R n/t
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 04:28 PM
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16. K&R "the pure and uncorrupted Youth of Egypt"
Baby!
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Octafish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 04:30 PM
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17. January 25, 2011


The July 4, 1776 of Egypt.
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woo me with science Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 05:00 PM
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18. K&R. nt
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Better Believe It Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 05:09 PM
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19. Thanks. Public statements are just that, public, they are not copyrighted material.
Edited on Tue Feb-08-11 05:40 PM by Better Believe It
Many organizations and individuals release "public" statements because they want them used by the media and widely circulated. They just don't formally call them a news or press release.
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L. Coyote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 06:15 PM
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20. I was excited to read this yesterday.
Yesterday in Cairo.

***** EGYPT Live Blog ***** Al Jazeera English, et.al. - Feb. 8 *****
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x368756#372200

***** EGYPT Live Blog ***** Al Jazeera English, et.al. - Feb. 9 *****
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x375695
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wial Donating Member (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 06:31 PM
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21. reminds me of the open letter
from the Thai foreign ministry my ex helped draft when she was working there during their very similar and successful peoples' power movement in the early '90s. It had a big impact, and the king had to intervene, the end result being a big reduction in the military budget, tipping the scale at long last in favor of civil society. Of course, history takes a long time and now the Thai military is shelling Angkor Wat ... when will they ever learn ...
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Lucky Luciano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 07:43 PM
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22. Angkor Wat is about 150 miles fromthe Thai border. That would be huge news.
The shelling was with regards to a border area temple.
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DRex Donating Member (531 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 08:06 PM
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23. What a glorious thing to read!
I am young and haven't seen too many of these events in my lifetime. To read those articles and watch a people call for their freedom and demand their rights...it makes my heart thump. My thoughts are with all Egyptians every moment, hoping this has a swift and happy ending, and that the violence will end.
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bluescribbler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 11:11 PM
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28. I hope you get to see many more.
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scarletwoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 08:18 PM
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24. K&R (nt)
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 10:26 PM
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26. k&r ....
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peacetalksforall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-11 10:34 PM
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27. I hope they have been included in the talks that are going on. I'll assume they have been
and this is what they brought to the table?

(that exression, brought to the table, is bothering me because of on and off the table called by Democrats - since I've been so displeased on what they put on and won't put on. We need a new phrase.)
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-09-11 12:03 AM
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29. It's a bit like the Declaration of Independence
+1
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-09-11 12:07 AM
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30. Love it -- and takes great courage to do this -- !!
And I hope there are about a million of them because if Mubarak survives they'll

all be dead --

Don't like #6 -- Suleiman!!

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