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The whole thing amounts to a conspiracy to undermine the Constitution; provided one accepts the interpretations given by the Supreme Court. As the Supreme Court is the sole authority for interpreting the Constitution the CJ cannot accede to her dismissal without violating the Supreme Court and Appeal Court rulings. She continued with her duties on Monday. Parliamentary government is based on the principle that the law is king; the Constitution is supreme and it cannot be violated even by the Parliament. Any change to the Constitution has to follow the procedure given in the Constitution. However, we have seen in the history of Lanka instances where Parliament converted itself to a constituent assembly to construct an entirely new Constitution dismissing the existing fundamental law of the country. In both occasions the Parliament leaders claimed that a people’s mandate was given, as they campaigned in the preceding election requesting a mandate for changing the Constitution. That is entirely a different question. Merely because an illegitimate report was passed with over two-thirds majority does it become a part of the law?.jpg)
In the first case, Cromwell as a leader of war against reactionary pro-royal forces, in addition to the loyalty of a strong section of the army, had the backing of the English middle classes both urban and rural. Hence, in spite of his dictatorial politics he is considered a leader of the English democratic revolution. In the case of Hitler, he was backed by desperate German middle elements that were in a frenzy of hatred against Jews and communists. Three important features of Hitler’s propaganda were, firstly, the theory that the Jews and communists were anti-German and were trying to dominate Germany, which was a conspiracy. This conspiracy theory was considered a joke but the leading Nazis took it seriously. Secondly, endless claims were made that the Jews were “born communists” and that by “eliminating” the Jews from German life he would get rid of the “biological root” of Communism. Thirdly, public pronouncements that Jews and Communists are pests, rogues and traitors were made regularly. Hence Hitler led a reactionary counter-revolution against freedom and democracy of the people.
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Calistus Jayatilleke Wednesday, 16 January 2013 08:06 AM
"On 30 January 1933 Adolf Hitler legally became chancellor of Germany. Although he initially headed a coalition government, he quickly eliminated his non-Nazi partners and ruled as the sole dictator whose rule was mostly unchallenged. The Gestapo (secret state police) under Heinrich Himmler destroyed the liberal, Socialist, and Communist opposition and persecuted the Jews.
The party took control of the courts, local government, and all civic organizations.
The Nazi state idolized Hitler as its Führer ("Leader"), centralizing all power in his hands. Nazi propaganda was quite effective in creating what historians call the "Hitler Myth" – that Hitler was all-wise and all-powerful."
Sounds very familiar and if we replace Hitler and Gestapo, with characters easily idenfifiable in Sri Lanka, one might wonder what a coincidence.
The party took control of the courts, local government, and all civic organizations.
The Nazi state idolized Hitler as its Führer ("Leader"), centralizing all power in his hands. Nazi propaganda was quite effective in creating what historians call the "Hitler Myth" – that Hitler was all-wise and all-powerful."
Sounds very familiar and if we replace Hitler and Gestapo, with characters easily idenfifiable in Sri Lanka, one might wonder what a coincidence....')" type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px">Reply
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