{"id":84551,"date":"2019-01-02T11:27:08","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T18:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=84551"},"modified":"2019-01-02T11:27:08","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T18:27:08","slug":"20th-amendment-is-like-a-string-bikini-what-it-reveals-is-interesting-but-what-it-hides-is-significant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2019\/01\/02\/20th-amendment-is-like-a-string-bikini-what-it-reveals-is-interesting-but-what-it-hides-is-significant\/","title":{"rendered":"20th Amendment is Like a String Bikini; What it Reveals is Interesting but What it Hides is Significant\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Geethanjana Kudaligamage<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Our system is rigged beyond repair. It is a fact. When a system is rigged beyond recognition by a bunch of charlatans and robber barons, the last thing we need is to see rewriting our supreme document of the law of the land by them. Therefore, we shall keep the Executive presidency as much as they hate it and trash it. If we need to rewrite our constitution, of course we may need to do it eventually, let us wait until the right time and right people comes. Those who rigged the system have taken the task of rewriting and changing the laws into their hand right now so they can change it in their favor. So, we ask them, please hands off our constitution! We don\u2019t trust you fellas!<\/p>\n

Before Yahapalanaya began, I wasn\u2019t quite contented to write anything about constitutional affairs. Because I thought I was an artist and wasn\u2019t well versed about that area therefore shouldn\u2019t touch such an extremely \u2018obnoxious\u2019 field usually kept exclusively for \u2018Kalu coat Karayas. Then I was under the impression that one needs to have some background knowledge to touch our constitution.<\/p>\n

However, things radically changed. After realizing that our politicians had handled our constitution, the likes of Sambandan and Anura Kumara who were holding high caliber positions in the parliament such as \u2018Opposition Leader\u2019 and the \u2018Chief Opposition Whip\u2019 respectively, without even knowing kindergarten mathematics, why shouldn\u2019t I? I mean, they didn\u2019t even know what was the greater number among 6,16 and 95, both of them thought 16 and 6 were greater than 95. Not only that, they handled our constitution with such an ease similar to that of an uneducated Nattamy who handled his \u2018Race Kole\u2019 (\u0dbb\u0dda\u0dc3\u0dca \u0d9a\u0ddc\u0dc5\u0dda) with incredible comfort. If that is the situation of the folks who are now messing with our constitution, and if that is such an easy thing like reading the \u2018race kole\u2019 (\u0dbb\u0dda\u0dc3\u0dca \u0d9a\u0ddc\u0dc5\u0dda) by \u2018math-illiterate\u2019 Anura and Sambandan, hell, why shouldn\u2019t I also touch constitutional affairs I thought? Thanks to Anura and Sambandan, I know the secret of reading our constitution now; you must hold it like a race kole (\u0dbb\u0dda\u0dc3\u0dca \u0d9a\u0ddc\u0dc5\u0dda). It\u2019s simple as such.<\/p>\n

The twentieth amendment is already in the pipeline. Elderly politician Sambandan looks so excited to see mother Lanka being left defenseless. Anura Kumara acting as the facilitator for this heinous crime, appeared to be enjoying it. As he chuckles when he speaks about the constitution, people ponder if he is really having a mental disorder lately. The main objective of this legal circus is to change our political system entirely to accommodate the path for the division of the nation just to satisfy Sambandan, sumanthiran, Ranil Wickramasinghe, Anura Kumara, NGOs and the click.<\/p>\n

However, they want to annul people\u2019s sovereign rights without going for a referendum. Actually, they are trying to pickpocket the approval for the bill through the parliament, to steal something valuable for the people of Sri Lanka without asking for their consent.<\/p>\n

According to 1978 constitution, people have entrusted their sovereign rights at Executive president, and if the nation needs to repeal it, then a referendum is required. However, they have brought 19th<\/sup> without going for a referendum creating a bad precedence for future changes, to do anything in future as well. So who are the victims here? The ordinary masses are the victims here. We are being trashed by all the politicians left and right.<\/p>\n

We must identify all the charlatans in the parliament who will vote for this bill instead of asking the question whether or not this is unconstitutional to strip sovereign rights of people without asking their consensus for it. This is the biggest crime after the 13th<\/sup> amendment. But still they identify themselves as champions of democracy. Is this democratic for Ranil and Anura?<\/p>\n

Following links will take you to the current constitution of Sri Lanka (as amended up to 15th<\/sup> May, 2015) and the next link to the bill of twentieth amendment. To understand the 20th<\/sup> bill, one has to compare the constitution because, I think by purpose, the 20th<\/sup> never provide an addendum explaining the changes.<\/p>\n

file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/kudal\/Desktop\/constitution%20of%20Sri%20Lanka%20after%2019th.pdf<\/p>\n

http:\/\/srilankabrief.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Twentieth-Amendment-to-the-Constitution-English.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

The 20th<\/sup> amendment is presented in such a manner, as I said, it doesn\u2019t even provide an addendum explaining the reason why those amendment are needed for the country. For instance, it says\u2026<\/p>\n

29. Article 93 of the Constitution is hereby amended by the omission of the words of the President of the Republic and\u201d. (No explanation, addendum or side notes)<\/p>\n

30. Article 94 of the Constitution is hereby repealed.\u201d (No explanation, addendum or side notes)<\/p>\n

This way of presentation makes the ordinary person to compare 1978 constitution with 20th<\/sup> amendment. Then there is no addendum explaining why we need these constitutional changes. It is pretty clear this confusion is also the part of the design. The constitution is the supreme document of the law of the land, therefore it is more important for the ordinary people than the politicians or lawyers. It is therefore responsibility of the authorities to provide a comprehensive addendum. But they have avoided it. Why? Because all they want is to throw sand into public eyes. It is also doubtful if JVP membership or in that matter, even the leadership is well aware of the true weight of the 20th<\/sup> to the nation. The biggest deceitful thing is the new practice of secret vote in the chamber. What is the reason for people\u2019s representatives need to vote secretly? What kind of democracy is that? To hide from whom? Don\u2019t they know that people have the right to know what their representatives do in the parliament? Isn\u2019t this entire circus is aimed to cheat the masses?<\/p>\n

The reason why we have to write about 20th<\/sup> amendment and its related issues with EP is because legal experts do not care about it. And we have found that majority of lawyers in the parliament have violated the ethics of their profession. I haven\u2019t seen any of these lawyers coming to Lipton circle to protest against 20th<\/sup> amendment or abrogation of presidency since they see through it and understand the disasters that is looming. The legal professionals know it better than the laymen who doesn\u2019t know the impact of the constitutional law.<\/p>\n

I haven\u2019t seen constitutional lawyers debating each other in the media about abrogating EP or the dangers of 20th<\/sup> amendment, other than sporadically publishing one or two articles in the media. If they do, they can bring public awareness about the dangers that are pending in the pipeline. I haven\u2019t seen our eminent legal professionals filing fundamental rights cases in the supreme courts against 20th<\/sup> amendment and about the consequences of abrogating EP while having 13th<\/sup> amendment and provincial councils functioning. Well, maybe they do not trust the legal system since they know about it better than us. Majority of lawyers in the parliament want to bring 20th<\/sup> amendment to destroy the country.<\/p>\n

The most troublesome issue is that none of the advocates of the 20th<\/sup> amendment never have given any attention to the reason why Elamists also advocating the abrogation of executive presidency. Why they throw 330 million rupees or 2 million Dollars per vote in the parliament, to pay who is willing to vote for the bill. I won\u2019t be surprised if a secret voting is conducted for this bill. Some of these lawyers maybe do not want to see through it perhaps because they are also part of the conspiracy. Or maybe money makes them mute. Otherwise their explanations would be balanced addressing all aspects of the problem including the dangers of eventual division of the nation.<\/p>\n

Democracy would be good if our political culture is sacrosanct and pious; and our politicians are virtuous, honest and ethical. Democracy might be a disaster for a society full of corrupt charlatans, thieves and robber barons. The concept of democracy invented in Greece about 2500 years ago when people had never heard of corrupt form of predatory capitalism, and they had never seen Dollars falling from the sky, above all they had never heard of a fifth column working day and night to destroy a country. When the concept of democracy was invented in Greece, they had an economy based on barter system and there were no politicians capable of breaking central banks in politics. They never had heard of backdoor dealings, nor had they known about bribing representatives to switch sides. They never had offshore banking facilities to hide stolen wealth. When we have offshore banking, a system created by western powers to maintain this corrupt global political culture, that can function above the laws, and where democracy become a mockery. That is the reason why they recommend us to go back to Westminster system, because it serves them better and they can manipulate it far greater than EP system.<\/p>\n

Westminster parliamentary system is a colonial recommendation for us to adapt as our political system of our government. Masters never recommend anything virtuously for the slaves to eventually become completely independent from the master\u2019s yoke. That kind of Samaritan masters only found in fairy tales that Ranil Wickramasinghe might have heard in his bedtime stories. Definitely J.R. Jayawardene might have heard of that type of masters in his bedtime stories for sure, since his nanny was an English woman. The colonialists groomed this baby JRJ from the time he was in the womb to destroy his country later in 61 years. He met the expectations of his class obligations. Same goes with SWRD. Although S.W.R.D was also groomed in the same manner, but gone off track therefore they killed him.<\/p>\n

If the proponents of 20th<\/sup> amendment have sanctimonious objectives, why do they want to avoid referendum? Why is this fear and horror about people? Is that the democracy that has been perpetuated for Sri Lanka? Isn\u2019t it an unalienable right of the people to decide what is right for them? If they are the angels or the guardians of Democracy, then why are they so frightened of people\u2019s verdict? For me, it is a valid question to ask. But it doesn\u2019t seem to be so valid for Ranil and Anura Kumara and some other folks. May be the kind of democracy they know is much advance than what we know about.<\/p>\n

Please watch this video.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nebAwGOYAXA&app=desktop<\/a><\/p>\n

Please see following videos as well.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.bing.com\/videos\/search?q=analysis+of+20th+amendment+in+sri+lanka&&view=detail&mid=6771BF9E367AD2DF7CB96771BF9E367AD2DF7CB9&&FORM=VDRVRV<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya statement<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.bing.com\/videos\/search?q=analysis+of+20th+amendment+in+sri+lanka&&view=detail&mid=E107CFB7315F7D9CF59CE107CFB7315F7D9CF59C&&FORM=VDRVRV<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

What other politicians have to say about 20th<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.bing.com\/videos\/search?q=analysis+of+20th+amendment+in+sri+lanka&&view=detail&mid=87B972570F160ABC9B9F87B972570F160ABC9B9F&&FORM=VDRVRV<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

Former president J. R. Jayawardene has left huge scars in the psych of the nation so it is easy for anyone to anthropomorphize\/personify Executive presidency with JRJ. For that reason, the promoters of abrogating EP talk a lot about JRJ\u2019s wrong doings to win the hearts of people to hide the real agenda behind the entire project. What all the front runners who are promoting the abrogation of the Executive Presidency and the rosy things they are telling us about 20th<\/sup> amendment is pretty interesting. Of course, they are! It reminded me Arthur Koestler\u2019s famous saying about statistics.\u201d Statistics<\/em><\/strong> (20th<\/sup> amendment) is like a string bikini; what it reveals is interesting but what it hides is significant\u2019<\/em><\/strong> actually, what these people are hiding from us is so significant, and of greater value for us.<\/p>\n

Be cautious mother Lanka. Raise your voice and tell them your verdict loud and clear. The last thing we need is to see these charlatans rewriting our supreme document of the law of the land. Hands off our constitution\u201d Period! \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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