Release about the Iraqi Draft Constitution
15.9.2005
Based on our beliefs that the Constitution is the
guarantor of Iraqi Unity, and the enforcer of the principles of equality and
partnership among its people; the Constitution is above people's personal
interests. We at the Assyrian General Conference, see that the Constitution did
not meet the Iraqi people's ambitions in general, and the Assyrian people in
particular. The Constitution should be a certificate among Iraqis that
guaranties their rights in a democratic Iraq for all.
The Constitution came full of separatist intentions
dealing with different Iraqi sects, according to the principle of numbering. It
was written based on election results not on basic principles and laws of a
nation. It contradicts the principles of equality and its higher level as a
Constitution that led to many details, for example, limiting to two the
official languages of Iraq and ignoring the
existence of other ancient and indigenous languages. Moreover, naming parts of Iraq based on race and
ethnic background, will lead to and add to the already available race based
ideologies and separatist views that threaten the integrity of Iraq.
In addition, the Constitution drafters dealt wrongly
with our Assyrian Nation based, on a religious view that intended to recognize
us as two Nations in the Constitution as opposed to one, ignoring all the
historical, social, geographical, and linguistical facts that emphasize our
existence as one Nation.
The Constitution is a document that should have its
effects on generations to come. It should be written for all Iraqi people,
despite their many sects and various communities in order to have one Iraq for all.
Long live Iraq
Long live our Nation Assyria
Assyrian General Conference
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