Sunday, August 28, 2005
Zal takes a swing at Scalia.
In an attempt to drum up support for the Iraqi constitution, U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad puts forth an arguement in direct opposition to Justices Scalia, Roberts and the Federalist Society and the concept of "Originalism" in constitutional law.
"Not everyone loves every article of this document, not everyone is totally satisfied, but there is enough in this constitution that meets the basic needs of all communities and for Iraq to move forward," the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, said on NBC's "Meet the Press."Amb. Zal wants the Iraqis to be able to do what the aforementioned folks and Our Dear Embattled Leader and the Bushoviks would like to see eliminated from our legal system. It would seem that different parts of the administration are at odds with each other. Or is it just the usual opportunism of our current "Gang of Idiots"? You dear reader will have to decide.
But reflecting the turmoil in Iraq over the document's drafting, Khalilzad was already talking about the need for changes.
"Our own constitution, as you know, had to change in order to remain relevant, and this will be the case with Iraq as well," he said. "Constitutions are not just one-time documents. To be relevant they will have to adapt."
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