KB,

Thanks for the piece.  These reports are really disturbing.  APRC's attempt
to amend sections of the constitution that are 'inimical' to its interest is
highly arrogant and insulting to the will of the Gambian people.

AS you rightly put it is time
"to put
>together a plan for what we are going to do if the government (as usual)
>decides to ignore the will of the people and go ahead with the
>constitutional amendment".

The bilge these people are pouring on us should be stopped and thrown back
to them.

Regards,

MBoge


>From: Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]>
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Tyranny of the Majority
>Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 12:01:22 EST
>
>Reports that the Yaya government is contemplating amending the Gambian
>Constitution in order to avoid going ahead with scheduled elections in The
>Gambia, is quite disturbing. The opposition should not allow Yaya to use
>the
>majority the APRC enjoys in parliament in order to frustrate the will of
>the
>people. They succeeded in thwarting the wheels of justice during the Crude
>Oil probe. We must not allow them to repeat those shenanigans. The
>opposition must mobilize their supporters to stand up against these
>shameless criminals that call themselves parliamentarians and the corrupt
>AG
>that would let a moron like Yaya instruct him to write such clearly unfair
>and undemocratic laws. If the AG is eager for a constitutional amendment,
>he
>should suggest to Yaya to amend the constitution to include term limits for
>the presidency. Instead of an illiterate telling the AG what to do, Secka
>should be lecturing Yaya about the rule of law and the risks inherent in
>the
>tyranny of the majority. The majority APRC holds in the parliament is a
>bogus majority that was made possible by a rigged elections. Parliament
>clearly does not represent the will of the Gambian people. Therefore, most
>of the things that go on in that parliament are illegitimate. The
>opposition
>should challenge these proposed amendments both in the courts and in the
>public arena. It is futile arguing with these vermin in the parliament. The
>fight should be taken outside. We must not allow Yaya to use these
>quasi-legal apparatuses (parliament) to legitimize such fraud. If the AG
>wants to impose the will of the APRC on the Gambian people, they should do
>so through decrees. But opposition leaders should not participate in any
>way
>in this fraud. They should not even participate in parliamentary debates
>aimed at amending the Constitution to suit the needs of the APRC and
>denying
>the public their right to vote for local representatives. There is no point
>in partaking in a fight that one is going to lose. The eloquence of Hamat
>Bah or Dembo Bojang or Sidia Jatta will not convince any APRC MP to vote
>against Yaya in parliament. Opposition leaders must make it abundantly
>clear
>to their supporters that it is unacceptable for the AG to amend the
>Constitution thereby robbing people off their right to vote. We have .
>Among other things, mass protests should be
>organized to demand the removal of Yaya and his cronies if they insist on
>passing these laws. It is only when we meet fire with fire that these
>people
>would do what is right.
>KB
>
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