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Bolivian president ends hunger strike | ||
2009-04-15 | ||
Mercopress reported Tuesday that the new law also gives Bolivia's indigenous communities rights to territory and their own systems of justice. Morales went on a hunger strike after opposition politicians stalled the bill's passage, the news service reported. Critics say the law would give 14 congressional seats to indigenous groups, which would essentially give them a political edge. Opposition lawmakers also wanted to replace Bolivia's manual voter registration system with a digitized biometric system using fingerprints, photographs and other personal data. | ||
Posted by:Steve White |
#9 Gee, Emo, you shudda held out for a couple of more months if you wanted me to notice.... |
Posted by: Thrump Ghibelline7527 2009-04-15 16:12 |
#8 How many generations must one oversee the growth and processing of coca in order to qualify for this semi-autonomous indigenous status? |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-04-15 13:46 |
#7 Temper tantrum. |
Posted by: mojo 2009-04-15 12:07 |
#6 Richard - as fat as he is and with coca leaf to sustain him... it would have taken him too long to starve. |
Posted by: 3dc 2009-04-15 11:51 |
#5 Too bad, he would have looked good in a casket. |
Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-04-15 10:25 |
#4 new law also gives Bolivia's indigenous communities rights to territory and their own systems of justice. Yeah, that'll end well. |
Posted by: Mitch H. 2009-04-15 09:49 |
#3 No, AzCat, we can do that, too. It's just racist coming from us. |
Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-04-15 05:53 |
#2 Bolivia's manual voter registration system with a digitized biometric system using fingerprints, photographs and other personal data. Wait, so Bolivia, one of the most backwards places on the planet, can accomplish this but it's too large a task for the United States? |
Posted by: AzCat 2009-04-15 03:38 |
#1 Barry should adopt this tactic in case the Dem controlled House and Senate doesn't give him everything he wants. |
Posted by: ed 2009-04-15 00:55 |