A candle-light vigil by a small group of citizens was held today in Colombo against the 18th Amendment. We dispersed to news that it was passed, 161 to 20.
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I counted 38 candles there… Is that all the people you guys could rally?
Strange to see nothing but silence from folks like Malinda S. who thought that the 17th amendment is the path to salvation. Now that that has been shot down in flames (not a bad thing), why are they so quiet?
Realist: you clearly don’t read any newspapers. I’ve written about this issue in 3 Sunday papers and spoke to various aspect in 5 consecutive articles for the Daily News (yes!).
As for the 17th, I never said it was path to salvation; i always stated that it was flawed, but maintained it is a good enough starting point towards democratization.