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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I urge hon. Members, as you parade the wish list for the amendment of this Draft tomorrow and the day after, let us be tolerant and reach out across the political thinking. Let us find a formula that enables our country to do what Robert Kennedy said; “I dream of things and I say, why not”. Let us shape our future and not fear it. In this Draft, we have provisions under Chapter 5 on land. We have a President and the Deputy who are not Members of Parliament. For the first time, we have impeachment. We have Ministers not coming from Parliament. We have political parties expressly provided for in Chapter 7. The time is fast approaching that we are either united people or we are not. If the former, let us, in all matters of general concern, act as a nation with a national object to promote and a national character to support. Let us give our country hope and not hopelessness. Listening to hon. Members discussing some of these areas that concern them, they create an impression that there is no hope but there is hope. For the first time in the history of this country, we have a Bill of Rights. I want to remind hon. Members, with respect, that the original American Constitution did not even have a Bill of Rights. In fact, it came two years later in 1791. I want to remind this country that the original American Constitution did not even allow women to vote. They did not get the vote until 1928 or thereabout. The original American Constitution deliberately refused to mention slavery because the famous people were all slave masters. Why should you be intimidated by the future? Why should you be frightened by some clauses and feel that they are not addressing these issues? I want to remind hon. Members, the Vice-Chair, a brilliant lawyer in his right reminded us of the debate of the American Constitution. But he did"
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