Oddball
Unobtanium Member
You're a serious dope if you think that any of that inconsequential window dressing is any sort of reduction in the central control of the one-party state lording over the Cuban people.Cuba’s new constitution includes some noteworthy overhauls. The document does the following:
Recognizes private property and promotes foreign investment as fundamental to the development of the economy.
Limits the term of the president—who is selected by the National Assembly, as in parliamentary systems—to two consecutive five-year terms, and requires that the president be under sixty when s/he is elected. (This is a dramatic change from the era in which aging revolutionaries monopolized key government positions, and were repeatedly approved in their positions.)
Restores the pre-1976 position of Prime Minister, an official selected by the president who leads government ministries on a day-to-day basis.
Forbids discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Guarantees women’s sexual and reproductive rights and protects women from gender violence.
Establishes the presumption of innocence in criminal proceedings and the right to habeas corpus.
Strengthens the authority of local governments.
Allows holding dual citizenship.
IOW, you're a serious dope.