“If we really want to make progress and achieve greater fairness as a society, it is time for elemental change. And we should start by looking at the Constitution, with the goal of holding a new Constitutional Convention.” IfsWantShouldGoalGreaterProgressAchieveConstitutionConventionsFairnessElementalsConstitutional Convention Author:Larry Sabato
“The first lesson, for all Canadians, is that the closed door, top down approaches to constitution making do not provide the public input or debate necessary to achieve a constitutional consensus that will be supported by the people.” PeopleFirstsDoorsAchieveLessonsApproachConstitutionDebateConsensusInputClosed DoorsTop Down Author:Preston Manning
“God gave every man individuality of constitution, and a chance for achieving individuality of character. He puts special instruments into every man's hands by which to make himself and achieve his mission.” MenCharacterHandsChanceAchieveSpecialConstitutionInstrumentsIndividualityMissionsEvery Man Book:PLAIN TALKS ON FAMILIAR SUBJECTS Source: PLAIN TALKS ON FAMILIAR SUBJECTS
“There is a political process which we are trying to achieve through what is called the Vienna Group. That involves the establishment of a governing council, which is to take power away from Bashar Assad, to write a constitution and to open the way for elections. It is important that Bashar leaves in the beginning, not at the end of the process. This will make the transition happen with less death and destruction.” WayWritingTryingImportantEndsHappensPoliticalProcessGroupsAchieveDestructionConstitutionElectionTransitionEstablishmentCouncilGoverningAssadVienna Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“What the framers of the Constitution tried to achieve when they wrote that Constitution back in the 1700s was an independent federal judiciary. They wanted federal judges to be appointed by the president, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and to serve for good behavior.” WantedPresidentAchieveAdviceJudgingBehaviorConstitutionIndependentSenateConsentJudiciaryFramersGood BehaviorFederal Judges Author:Sandra Day O'Connor
“Fifteen years after the new dispensations started in South Africa, if one looks back, there are reasons to be positive and say we have achieved what we wanted to achieve, but there are also reasons for concern. Not everything turned out exactly as I would have liked it to turn out. On the positive side, we have a good constitution, there has been no effort to really amend the constitution and change the values and the principles contained therein and in our bill of rights.” ReasonValuesEffortAchieveConcernConstitutionSouth AfricaBeing PositiveBill Of Rights Author:Frederik Willem de Klerk