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Now, they are already talking about how the Iraqi constitution isn't a one time thing and can be changed:

"Not everyone loves every article of this document, not everyone is totally satisfied, but there is enough in this constitution that meets the basic needs of all communities and for Iraq to move forward," the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

But reflecting the turmoil in Iraq over the document's drafting, Khalilzad was already talking about the need for changes.

"Our own constitution, as you know, had to change in order to remain relevant, and this will be the case with Iraq as well," he said. "Constitutions are not just one-time documents. To be relevant they will have to adapt."
Yeah, and in America, the Supreme Court has not viewed the Constitution as a one-time document. I believe that Mr. Bush and his right wing supporters call that "judicial activism." So, that's okay in Iraq? I just don't get the sense that theocrats are going to be much on expanding rights.


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