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...members won't find the task an easy one. The assembly will convene by June 1 to approve or reject a package of constitutional amendments drafted last August by Taiwan's legislature. Some of the changes, like increasing the terms of lawmakers, are uncontroversial. Others, such as allowing national referendums, are anything but: Beijing, which considers Taiwan a renegade province, thinks Chen wants to hold a referendum on independence in the remaining three years of his second term. The issue of tinkering with the constitution, like so many others in Taiwan, boomerangs back to the island's big debate...
...Massachusetts, a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage but establishing civil unions has already passed in the state legislature. If it is passed again in the next legislative session, it will go before voters in a referendum...
...committees instead of one. While far from ideal, any amount of change towards direct elections will dramatically improve the council’s effectiveness. If even this compromise won’t move bill opponents to change their votes, the UC must submit the question to a student referendum. With enough outreach and publicity, Harvard students can be educated about the pros and cons of this important reform. And with their wisdom behind the vote, untainted by the self-interest in which some UC reps seem to dabble, we expect that this reform will be passed. The current stalled state...
...Raffarin, de Villepin's ambitions seemed obvious when he indicated his comments had been cleared by his mentor President Jacques Chirac. The spat comes at an awkward time for the government. Chirac has been unable to halt the advance of the no campaign ahead of the May 29 referendum on the European constitution - according to a poll by BVA, 58% reject the document - and many people are angry over unpopular reforms and the stalled economy. Speculation is rife that Raffarin will be pushed aside after the vote. But he was quick to respond to de Villepin's remarks, saying...
Finally, some common sense on the abortion issue. Let's have a nationwide referendum to settle this democratically, once and for all. But with one change in the rules: only women can vote...