Comments on: Outrageous process and substance: The proposed 18th Amendment to the Constitution https://groundviews.org/2010/09/01/outrageous-process-and-substance-the-proposed-18th-amendment-to-the-constitution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=outrageous-process-and-substance-the-proposed-18th-amendment-to-the-constitution Journalism for Citizens Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:11:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: Brownsuger1976 https://groundviews.org/2010/09/01/outrageous-process-and-substance-the-proposed-18th-amendment-to-the-constitution/#comment-22789 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:11:19 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=3945#comment-22789 Paraphrasing from Thomas Jefferson and twisting him in context….

Experience has shown that individuals entrusted with power have in time perverted it into tyranny….we Lankan’s have always been a step ahead!

“Alea iacta est”

]]> By: M Gamage https://groundviews.org/2010/09/01/outrageous-process-and-substance-the-proposed-18th-amendment-to-the-constitution/#comment-22638 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:16:04 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=3945#comment-22638 I had a great respect to Mahinda since he eradicated the LTTE menace. But it has started to diminish when I could not see any progress in providing some sort of political solution to the legitimate grievances of minorities. And it kept going due so many other disgusting issues including infamous Mervin Silva-SLFP disciplinary action-found not guilty drama. I was shocked when I heard the substance of the proposed constitutional amendments and lost the last bit of respect I had for Mahinda. We have already tasted the bitterness of the 1979 constitution. Now it appears like we are going to taste the constitution more bitterly with the 18th amendments. I am shocked to hear that these amendments will give Mahinda the opportunity to contest for presidency as many times as he please. This is quiet shocking. I am eagerly waiting to see the decision of leftist in the government (Vasu, DEW etc.) If they take the right decision it will have a big impact on the government.

]]> By: Ravana https://groundviews.org/2010/09/01/outrageous-process-and-substance-the-proposed-18th-amendment-to-the-constitution/#comment-22609 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:50:35 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=3945#comment-22609 Unfortunately there isn’t much we can expect by way of impartiality from even the supreme court.

All we can do is ensure that the names of ALL people who may be a party to this farce are NEVER forgotten in the History of our country. There decedents’ too should be earmarked as those who helped to destroy our motherland.

]]> By: Sohan Fernando https://groundviews.org/2010/09/01/outrageous-process-and-substance-the-proposed-18th-amendment-to-the-constitution/#comment-22602 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:38:53 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=3945#comment-22602 @ wijayapala:
wijaypala replied to one of the Realists:
“Terrorism was such a nice thing to have around. I really miss all those suicide bombings and child soldiers.”

Well… I feel wijayapala’s sarcasm hides (that is, causes to get hidden), and perhaps somewhat distorts, the deeper meaning which the “selling the souls” commenter probably intended to convey. The use of sarcasm in this manner here, achieves the purpose of evading and avoiding dealing with the REAL logic of what that “Realist” commenter intended.

]]> By: wijayapala https://groundviews.org/2010/09/01/outrageous-process-and-substance-the-proposed-18th-amendment-to-the-constitution/#comment-22586 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:08:56 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=3945#comment-22586 Dear Realist

“sinhala people sold their soles to beat ‘terrorism’ now they must pay the consequences.”

You are absolutely right. Terrorism was such a nice thing to have around. I really miss all those suicide bombings and child soldiers.

]]> By: Realist https://groundviews.org/2010/09/01/outrageous-process-and-substance-the-proposed-18th-amendment-to-the-constitution/#comment-22575 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:55:42 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=3945#comment-22575 SOULS not soles!!!

]]> By: Realist https://groundviews.org/2010/09/01/outrageous-process-and-substance-the-proposed-18th-amendment-to-the-constitution/#comment-22574 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:55:15 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=3945#comment-22574 sinhala people sold their soles to beat ‘terrorism’ now they must pay the consequences. hellllo burma!!!

]]> By: Realist https://groundviews.org/2010/09/01/outrageous-process-and-substance-the-proposed-18th-amendment-to-the-constitution/#comment-22573 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:53:59 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=3945#comment-22573 ‘realist’ & ‘realist’ please stop using my name…

the real realist

]]> By: Sarath Fernando https://groundviews.org/2010/09/01/outrageous-process-and-substance-the-proposed-18th-amendment-to-the-constitution/#comment-22565 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:58:10 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=3945#comment-22565 Any insights from what Aldous Huxley once said “Each country gets the leader it deserves?

]]> By: Realist https://groundviews.org/2010/09/01/outrageous-process-and-substance-the-proposed-18th-amendment-to-the-constitution/#comment-22563 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:46:43 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/?p=3945#comment-22563 Dear “Realist,”

Please stop writing your personal opinions under my name.

The Original Realist.

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