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Morsi to take oath before parliament, not High Court

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Saad El-Husseini, a member of the executive bureau of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party confirmed on Sunday that president-elect Mohamed Mursi would take his oath of office before parliament and not before Egypt’s High Constitutional Court (HCC). He added that the results of Egypt’s presidential runoff had “served to confirm the popular desire for democracy and political change.”

A constitutional ‘addendum’ issued shortly after the ruling military council dissolved the People’s Assembly (the lower house of Egypt’s parliament) on15 June based on an HCC ruling, states that the new president should be sworn in before the HCC and not parliament. Mursi’s oath before the HCC, however, would imply his tacit acceptance of the addendum’s legitimacy and the dissolution of parliament, both of which the Brotherhood strongly opposes.

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14 responses to “Morsi to take oath before parliament, not High Court”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Did they figure out a new ‘Oath’ yet ???

    1. geo metro Avatar
      geo metro

      yes 5th, all minorities  included  shall be deemed excluded.

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Did they figure out a new ‘Oath’ yet ???

    1. geo metro Avatar
      geo metro

      yes 5th, all minorities  included  shall be deemed excluded.

  3. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Did they figure out a new ‘Oath’ yet ???

    1. geo metro Avatar
      geo metro

      yes 5th, all minorities  included  shall be deemed excluded.

  4. Prophettttt Avatar
    Prophettttt

    The peaceful Egyptian revolution of 2011 has put an end to the 1952 military revolution. It has put an end to military rule,and I hope it is for good.Did we all wish that a secular Egyptian who believes in freedom an democracy wins?Yes ,Are we disappointed that the brotherhoods won? Maybe.
    That being said,Tens of years of trying to take hold of power in Egypt and in other Arabic countries, The Muslim brotherhood finally succeeded in winning the presidency in Egypt,along with the majority of the parliament. The good thing is that they didn’t do it through violence.As pessimistic as I have been about the religious parties taking power, I have to admit that for Islamic parties to accept the concept of election and democracy, I find that to be a very positive step.Although they have participated in previous elections, Egyptian brotherhood  were seen,by many, as the driving forces behind many fundamantailst Islamist  groups who have been  engaged in terrorist activities. Wining power in the largest Arab country should be a good incentive for other religious groups to abandon violence ,and accept law and order as well as the concept of elections and democracy.Now is the time to prove that the brotherhoods do not condone violence.
    For those-like me-who still fear religious parties taking power , they should respect the wishes of the people who elected them,and give those parties a chance to rule. As long as they respect the concept of democracy,and exchange of power through elections,they have the right to govern because they will be accountable to those who put them in power.
    We will judge them by the type of governments they will form,as well as the tolerance of dissent among those who oppose their views.They will also be judged on the way they will treat other minorities . They should always remember that it was a revolution for change and for freedom which allowed them to  run and win power. The freedom of other Egyptian groups is as important as their freedom to pray or not to pray.The world will be watching them closely ,and they better not disappoint the Egyptian people who truly deserve a government who cares.Egypt is a great country and its people deserve  leadership who are willing to work for the people and not steal from them. Years of dictatorship and corruption left Egypt with ninety million people whose majority are bellow poverty and with little future.Now that the Islamist are in power, we have no choice but to wish them well so that they do well for Egyptians. As pessimistic as I am, I would love to be surprised myself.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Yes Prophet … in many ways a huge change that all the people may need to become used to having. Surprisingly good to see something moving on with a fairly low body-count. 😉
      A 51% voter turn-out, with almost 52% of those voting for Mursi …. that average of 26% of a given population almost matches the illiteracy rate in Egypt. People not voting (for various reasons – disappointment with choices being one) will need to reconsider when it comes to voting for members of whatever kind of government they finally propose. (Mursi is now named president … but of what? Will it be a Republican system? Or Parliamentary? Or a strange mix like Lebanon with both a President and a Prime Minister eventually?)
       Future education needs to be one of their main considerations. Becoming a ‘democracy’ means ‘the people’ are more to blame for failures than ever before. And casting votes by who pays the most for them is not always in the best future interests of the country … as we know. They need an education system that opens their thinking to the future. (As do many …)
      Of course they deserve something better. Egyptians under the Sun-God Ra had one of the first great civilizations and it was far advanced in many things of that ‘age of man’. For sure it’s time they threw the Pharaohs away for good.
       A couple of (or 4?) generations from now, we may see … and I agree we should try to be optimistic. There’s enough negativity as it is.

      1. Prophettttt Avatar
        Prophettttt

        5thDrawer,
        Winning by 52% is an improvement from 99.99% . 51%voter turn-out is not so bad for a population which never had faith in an election.Those who didn’t believe in election will learn that their vote will count next time around.Anyone who had better expectations is not realistic.I would not be surprised that many of  those who didn’t make use of their vote are regretting it now.
        I agree with you that there are many things to be sorted out,and I wish that Egyptian politicians are much more wiser than the Lebanese . Egypt is a great country,with a great history,and its people deserve better than they had since they got ride of the king. They need to figure out the right political system of which they want to be governed by,and it will take some time,and lots of wisdom.I wish them well. I hope that the Islamist would give a good example of how they want to govern. I hope they will respect the freedom of the Egyptian people . They have a lot to prove; civility, freedom,and democracy tops the list.The fact that they didn’t take power through violence and bombing, make me a little optimistic,but with great caution.

    2. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Yes Prophet … in many ways a huge change that all the people may need to become used to having. Surprisingly good to see something moving on with a fairly low body-count. 😉
      A 51% voter turn-out, with almost 52% of those voting for Mursi …. that average of 26% of a given population almost matches the illiteracy rate in Egypt. People not voting (for various reasons – disappointment with choices being one) will need to reconsider when it comes to voting for members of whatever kind of government they finally propose. (Mursi is now named president … but of what? Will it be a Republican system? Or Parliamentary? Or a strange mix like Lebanon with both a President and a Prime Minister eventually?)
       Future education needs to be one of their main considerations. Becoming a ‘democracy’ means ‘the people’ are more to blame for failures than ever before. And casting votes by who pays the most for them is not always in the best future interests of the country … as we know. They need an education system that opens their thinking to the future. (As do many …)
      Of course they deserve something better. Egyptians under the Sun-God Ra had one of the first great civilizations and it was far advanced in many things of that ‘age of man’. For sure it’s time they threw the Pharaohs away for good.
       A couple of (or 4?) generations from now, we may see … and I agree we should try to be optimistic. There’s enough negativity as it is.

      1. Prophettttt Avatar
        Prophettttt

        5thDrawer,
        Winning by 52% is an improvement from 99.99% . 51%voter turn-out is not so bad for a population which never had faith in an election.Those who didn’t believe in election will learn that their vote will count next time around.Anyone who had better expectations is not realistic.I would not be surprised that many of  those who didn’t make use of their vote are regretting it now.
        I agree with you that there are many things to be sorted out,and I wish that Egyptian politicians are much more wiser than the Lebanese . Egypt is a great country,with a great history,and its people deserve better than they had since they got ride of the king. They need to figure out the right political system of which they want to be governed by,and it will take some time,and lots of wisdom.I wish them well. I hope that the Islamist would give a good example of how they want to govern. I hope they will respect the freedom of the Egyptian people . They have a lot to prove; civility, freedom,and democracy tops the list.The fact that they didn’t take power through violence and bombing, make me a little optimistic,but with great caution.

  5. Prophettttt Avatar
    Prophettttt

     Tens of years of trying to take hold of power in Egypt and in other Arabic countries, The Muslim brotherhood finally succeeded in winning the presidency in Egypt,along with the majority of the parliament. The good thing is that they didn’t do it through violence.As pessimistic as I have been about the religious parties taking power, I have to admit that for Islamic parties to accept the concept of election and democracy, I find that to be a very positive step.Although they have participated in previous elections, Egyptian brotherhood  were seen,by many, as the driving forces behind many fundamantailst Islamist  groups who have been  engaged in terrorist activities. Wining power in the largest Arab country should be a good incentive for other religious groups to abandon violence ,and accept law and order as well as the concept of elections and democracy.Now is the time to prove that the brotherhoods do not condone violence.
    For those-like me-who still fear religious parties taking power through , they should respect the wishes of the people who elected them,and give those parties a chance to rule. As long as they respect the concept of democracy,and exchange of power through elections,they have the right to govern because they will be accountable to those who put them in power.
    We will judge them by the type of governments they will form,as well as the tolerance of dissent among those who oppose their views.They will also be judged on the way they will treat other minorities . They should always remember that it was a revolution for change and for freedom which allowed them to  run and win power. The freedom of other Egyptian groups is as important as their freedom to pray or not to pray.The world will be watching them closely ,and they better not disappoint the Egyptian people who truly deserve a government who cares.Egypt is a great country and its people deserve  leadership who are willing to work for the people and not steal from them. Years of dictatorship and corruption left Egypt with ninety million people whose majority are bellow poverty and with little future.Now that the Islamist are in power, we have no choice but to wish them well so that they do well for Egyptians. As pessimistic as I am, I would love to be surprised myself.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Yes Prophet … in many ways a huge change that all the people may need to become used to having. Surprisingly good to see something moving on with a fairly low body-count. 😉
      A 51% voter turn-out, with almost 52% of those voting for Mursi …. that average of 26% of a given population almost matches the illiteracy rate in Egypt. People not voting (for various reasons – disappointment with choices being one) will need to reconsider when it comes to voting for members of whatever kind of government they finally propose. (Mursi is now named president … but of what? Will it be a Republican system? Or Parliamentary? Or a strange mix like Lebanon with both a President and a Prime Minister eventually?)
       Future education needs to be one of their main considerations. Becoming a ‘democracy’ means ‘the people’ are more to blame for failures than ever before. And casting votes by who pays the most for them is not always in the best future interests of the country … as we know. They need an education system that opens their thinking to the future. (As do many …)
      Of course they deserve something better. Egyptians under the Sun-God Ra had one of the first great civilizations and it was far advanced in many things of that ‘age of man’. For sure it’s time they threw the Pharaohs away for good.
       A couple of (or 4?) generations from now, we may see … and I agree we should try to be optimistic. There’s enough negativity as it is.

      1. Prophettttt Avatar
        Prophettttt

        5thDrawer,
        Winning by 52% is an improvement from 99.99% . 51%voter turn-out is not so bad for a population which never had faith in an election.Those who didn’t believe in election will learn that their vote will count next time around.Anyone who had better expectations is not realistic.I would not be surprised that many of  those who didn’t make use of their vote are regretting it now.
        I agree with you that there are many things to be sorted out,and I wish that Egyptian politicians are much more wiser than the Lebanese . Egypt is a great country,with a great history,and its people deserve better than they had since they got ride of the king. They need to figure out the right political system of which they want to be governed by,and it will take some time,and lots of wisdom.I wish them well. I hope that the Islamist would give a good example of how they want to govern. I hope they will respect the freedom of the Egyptian people . They have a lot to prove; civility, freedom,and democracy tops the list.The fact that they didn’t take power through violence and bombing, make me a little optimistic,but with great caution.

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