Why Lebanon Needs a Senate

Source

QN, here

"...The establishment of a senate in Lebanon would represent an important step towards dismantling the structures of political sectarianism. This, in and of itself, is hardly a radical idea. Both the Lebanese Constitution and the Ta’if Agreement (which ended the civil war) call for theestablishment of a senate. Article 22 of the Constitution stipulates:

“With the election of the first Parliament on a national, non-confessional basis, a Senate is established in which all the religious communities are represented. Its authority is limited to major national issues.”

Posted by G, Z, & or B at 5:52 PM