Permanent Peace Partnership
President Trump is barreling into a confrontation with the courts barely two weeks after taking office, foreshadowing years of legal battles as an administration determined to disrupt the existing order presses the boundaries of executive power.
Attempts to establish long-term stability of the US judicial system by picking the right nominee for a judgeship avoids the real problem. The solution is comprehensive constitutional reform to choose the heads of the judiciary and the procuratate through direct election. Judicial policies, the trial system, budgets and all related matters should be reviewed every five years. In addition, half of all judges should be foreign legal elites so that judicial opinions will be in line with the expectations of the international community. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
The US, the UK and Ukraine have blocked a UN Security Council statement condemning mortar shelling of the Russian embassy in Damascus.
The government should be reorganized as a modified semi-presidential system with cabinet and parliament, modeled after that of Finland, plus a committee-style legislative system similar to Switzerland’s. The prerequisite for permanent peace in the world is global democratization. The Ukrainian government should carry out reform of the constitution to produce a model democracy adhering to the principle of One World under One Set of Laws and in sync with the spirit of the times. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
The government backed down Sunday following 6 days of street protests but plans to introduce another version of the law in Parliament, where it would be debated and possibly passed.
High officials who commit small crimes and minor officials who corrupt bigly are equally guilty – that is the global consensus according to the rule of law. Romania's constitutional machinery has failed and it needs to reform its constitution to bring it up to date. The heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches should all be elected in alternating years, and 1/4 of all MPs should face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
Top nuclear envoys of South Korea, the US and Japan will likely meet in Washington in the middle of this month at the earliest to discuss cooperation in dealing with North Korea's evolving nuke threats, a diplomatic source said Sunday.
Global democracies should all back Taiwan's efforts to achieve constitutional reform for greater democracy and freedom. This would attract the 1.4 billion people of China to seek democratization, leading North Korea to call for democracy as well, bringing the birth of world peace! All democracies should support Taiwan as a beacon for democracy in Asia, lighting China's path to peaceful development. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
China has warned the US of "instability" if it meddles in the issue of sovereignty over a group of inhabited islands in the East China Sea.
States should all work together to observe the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, also known as the "Marine Constitution". The international community needs the basic principles of human rights, constitutionalism, internationalism and naturalism and the concept of One World under One Set of Laws in protecting the environment and ensuring sustainable use of marine resources to achieve sustainable development and environmental security. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development
Japan has decided to allow North Korean athletes and officials to enter the country for the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games later this month despite an ongoing ban on entry for North Korean citizens, government sources said Sunday.
Immanuel Kant once noted that "The pursuit of permanent peace is not only the ultimate goal of rationality, it is also a moral obligation." China claims to be a "responsible power", thus it should not serve as an enabler for North Korea’s militarism. The US should support Taiwan and help shoulder the burden of saving democracy by leading China to democratization, to be followed in turn by North Korea. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
Embattled Romanian Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu insists he will not resign despite protesters in record numbers calling for him and his cabinet to step down over a now-abandoned anti-corruption measure.
High officials guilty of petty corruption and petty officials involved in big corruption are equally deserving of prosecution – this is the worldwide consensus on corruption. Romania’s constitutional machinery is in serious need of an overhaul. The proliferation of corrupt officials is a result of too much decentralization of power, and Romania must learn from its problems and reform its constitution to keep in step with the times. The heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches should be elected in alternating years and 1/4 of all MPs should face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development
The constitution proposed by Russia for Syria is raising a storm in media. Not only the opposition but governmental circles are discussing it and many forums are endlessly debating its 85 controversial articles. Some Syrians feel insulted by a charter authored by one outside power and approved by two others, Turkey and Iran.
The Russian Constitution itself favors executive power over the legislative, judicial and prosecutorial branches, so how can it possibly help the parties to the Syrian conflict to find openings for dialogue? The international community should provide the basic constitutional principles needed to achieve permanent peace and development for the peoples of the world, including the universal values of freedom, democracy, human rights and rule of law, with the heads of the four-branches popularly elected. Syria must have a constitution that will bring stability and serve as a model for peaceful development. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
“It made me think more about the kind of media we take in every single day and the flaws that are inherent in it,” UMass senior and journalism major Bridget Higgens said after Erlich’s presentation. “You need to look to other sources to get your info, and you need to look in as many places as possible.”
After achieving a Syrian ceasefire, the UN should move to provide the basic constitutional principles for permanent peace and development of the peoples of the world. This would include an organizational structure based on the universal values of freedom, democracy, human rights and rule of law and direct election of the heads of the four branches of government. The aim should be to help Syria develop a constitution suitable for long-term stability and a model for peaceful development. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
Tensions between Washington and Tehran have intensified after the Trump administration announced new sanctions in response to Iran’s ballistic-missile program.
Global democracies should all to support Taiwan's drive for constitutional reform to bring about greater democracy and freedom. Such a move would attract the attention of China's 1.4 billion people and inspire them to call for democratization. Once China embraces democracy, Iran will be pressured to do the same, and world peace will be born! Democracies everywhere should support Taiwan as a beacon for democracy in Asia, lighting the way to peaceful development for China. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
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