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And what is wrong with this may I ask?

NOTHING! NOT A THING!

Indeed not a thing. Being moronic you would not know of the hundreds of possibilities for replacing that untenable autocratic authority in our society.

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The AFC cannot do that on its own. It will require a constitutional change - well, unless the AFC wins a two-thirds majority, thus controlling two-thirds of the members of the National Assembly. What Hughes is saying is just electioneering language.

But according to what he saying, if Ramjattan is elected President, he would be required to relinquish his executive powers to the Prime Minister.

DO you think the PPP can maintain its position on the executive presidency and still save face with its constituency as the party for democracy?

And that is not what he is saying ( with respect to the highlighted section). I suggest you examine closely what they state. The avenues for reforming the constituency will be a people driven enterprise not a party centered project.

If the AFC succeeds in doing all it plans to do regarding its reform of the constitution, there will no longer be an executive President. So if Ramjattan is elected as President under the present constitution, he will lose his executive powers if the AFC-proposed reforms are accepted, and the Prime Minister will wield greater powers. Don't you agree? And no matter if reforming the constitution will be a people driven enterprise and not a party project, the reformed document will still require a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly to be accepted.

You are making assumptions on the constitution we have. I am sure the emphasis would be on a devolved constituency and the president will have a co equal arm of the legislature as his check. The PM position should be eliminated to avoid the confusion you have and re name it a vice presidency. There are many ways to remove the executive presidency and all it entails. Indeed it will take 2/3rds but you are again assuming that the dynamics of political relationships will remain the same.

No, I am not making assumptions. I am commenting on what the AFC has proposed. I would be happy if you can enlighten me on how many ways an executive presidency can be removed based on Guyana's constitution.

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The AFC will indeed do away with the Executive Presidency, and Ramjattan will then become the Prime Minister, and Trotman will assume the next highest position.

However, the AFC will retain the Presidency in a similar fashion to Triniday, where the President oversees the Foreign Service and Constitutional Matters. My nominee for that post would be Moses Nagamootoo.

The role of the President of Trinidad is purely ceremonial. You will be doing an injustice to put Moses in that type of presidency.

Please double check that, I believe you are wrong.

Check the T&T constitution. Or you can ask Moses Nagamootoo. As a veteran politician he surely has read the T&T constitution.

Actually my nominating Uncle Moses came out of a conversation I had with him on the very matter. It was he who referred to the Trinidadian Presidency, and explained it to me.

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Originally posted by Daren David:

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Originally posted by Daren David:

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Originally posted by Gerhard Ramsaroop:
The AFC will indeed do away with the Executive Presidency, and Ramjattan will then become the Prime Minister, and Trotman will assume the next highest position.

However, the AFC will retain the Presidency in a similar fashion to Triniday, where the President oversees the Foreign Service and Constitutional Matters. My nominee for that post would be Moses Nagamootoo.

The role of the President of Trinidad is purely ceremonial. You will be doing an injustice to put Moses in that type of presidency.

Please double check that, I believe you are wrong.

Check the T&T constitution. Or you can ask Moses Nagamootoo. As a veteran politician he surely has read the T&T constitution.

Actually my nominating Uncle Moses came out of a conversation I had with him on the very matter. It was he who referred to the Trinidadian Presidency, and explained it to me.

Why don't you explain it to US?

The Present system was changed fron the one you are suggesting.

So that is not change..

Vote PPP.

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Originally posted by Daren David:

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Originally posted by Gerhard Ramsaroop:
The AFC will indeed do away with the Executive Presidency, and Ramjattan will then become the Prime Minister, and Trotman will assume the next highest position.

However, the AFC will retain the Presidency in a similar fashion to Triniday, where the President oversees the Foreign Service and Constitutional Matters. My nominee for that post would be Moses Nagamootoo.

The role of the President of Trinidad is purely ceremonial. You will be doing an injustice to put Moses in that type of presidency.

Please double check that, I believe you are wrong.

Check the T&T constitution. Or you can ask Moses Nagamootoo. As a veteran politician he surely has read the T&T constitution.

Actually my nominating Uncle Moses came out of a conversation I had with him on the very matter. It was he who referred to the Trinidadian Presidency, and explained it to me.

Well, he probably likes the ceremonial type of presidency elected by the members of Parliament. Guyana had such a presidency in Arthur Chung. By the way, the Trinidad president is not responsible for Foreign Affairs. There is a Minister of Foreign Affairs who is a member of the Cabinet and receives instructions from the Prime Minister.

Wikipedia defines his duties thus:
"Under the 1976 Constitution, the President is the nominal source of executive power. Like the British Sovereign (and heads of state in other Westminster Systems), he or she "reigns but does not rule". In practice, executive authority is exercised by the Prime Minister and his or her Cabinet, on behalf of the President. The President appoints as Prime Minister the leader of the largest party in the House of Representatives, and also appoints members of the Senate on the recommendation of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition."