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Originally Posted by Pete
Ain't no easy path to a new constitution over there. A large segment is going to be unhappy no mater which way it is written.
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Right as usual.
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Updated at 1:45 p.m. ET
CAIRO Giant crowds of protesters packed Cairo's Tahrir Square and marched in other cities Friday vowing to stop a draft constitution that Islamist allies of President Mohammed Morsi approved hours earlier in a rushed, all-night session without the participation of liberals and Christians.
Anger at Morsi even spilled over into a mosque where the Islamist president joined weekly Friday prayers. In his sermon, the mosque's preacher compared Morsi to Islam's Prophet Muhammad, saying the prophet had enjoyed vast powers as leader, giving a precedent for the same to happen now.
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The proposed constitution gives Islamic shariah law a more specific role in government than before, CBS News correspondent Holly Williams reports from Cairo. It also doesn't guarantee women's equality and empowers the state to defend morals and values.
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The draft must now be put to a nationwide referendum for public approval, likely to be held in mid-December. Morsi is expected on Saturday to announce the date. He says his new powers are in effect until the referendum passes.
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The coin paid to enforce words on parchment is blood; tyrants will not be stopped with anything less dear. - QP Peregrino
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