Iraqâs parliament signed off on revisions to the countryâs draft constitution on Sunday, with a leading lawmaker declaring acceptance of the new charter was a matter for the people, not the parliament. Hussain al-Shahristani, deputy National Assembly speaker, said the new basic law was given to the United Nations, which will print 5 million copies and distribute them to Iraqis before the Oct 15 national referendum on the new basic law. The original draft was not voted on by the parliament and al-Shahristani did not call for legislative approval on the amendments. âThe vote on this ... is the right of the people, not their representatives,â he said. The deputy speaker said the draft was handed to the United Nations, which will print 5 million copies and distribute them to Iraqis before the Oct 15 national referendum on the new basic law. The changes to the document included an apparent bow to demands from the Arab League that the Iraq be described as a founding member of the pan-Arab organisation, and that it was âcommitted to its charter.â Other changes included holding the federal government responsible for the management of water resources and the creation of two deputy prime minister positions for the Cabinet. Iraqâs Sunni minority, which held sway during the rule of Saddam Hussein, has complained the constitution favours the Shiite majority and Kurds, who dominated the committee that wrote the document.