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Readers’ reactions

Published:Friday | March 24, 2023 | 12:14 AM
Marlene Mahaloo-Forte, (centre) minister of legal and constitutional affairs, with some members of Constitutional Reform Committee (from left) Sujae Boswell, Professor Richard Albert, David Henry, Hugh Small, Donna Scott-Mottley and Rocky Meade at Jamaica
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Marlene Mahaloo-Forte, (centre) minister of legal and constitutional affairs, with some members of Constitutional Reform Committee (from left) Sujae Boswell, Professor Richard Albert, David Henry, Hugh Small, Donna Scott-Mottley and Rocky Meade at Jamaica House.

14-member Constitutional Reform Committee named

Wishing the committee all the best and I’m hopeful good things will come from its work.

– @nicolefosjm4

Sigh. Whenever I hear updates about this, it frustrates me more because … just as the plans to make Portmore a parish. My thoughts are “yeah it would be nice but do we need to do it right now”

– @profursure

No development specialist, no historian or cultural anthropologist, no rep for Rastafari. Lawyer, lawyer, lawyer. Lawyer alone know the constitution?

– @noel876_

I can possibly buy the argument that the attorney general and Dr Barnett were obvious picks for the Constitutional Reform Committee. One is the state’s chief legal adviser and the other is the country’s foremost constitutional law expert. Fine. But seven additional lawyers?!

– @kenyatta_pow

Only four women? Don’t we have enough competent females to balance the gender scale in 2023?

– @eiztim1

Yes! And constitutional public meetings should be part of the process.

– @taeve04

Only two young people mi see. No forward thinking nuh in yah so.

– @abbyannie93

Dem did ask wi if wi waa be republic?

– @iam_a_promise_

Watch and listen closely people. Changing the constitution will affect your basic human rights for better or worse! Please pay attention to this process! Keep up with it in the media!

– @waliworx

Can we keep the coat of arms? We’re the only country in the world to have a topless woman on our coat.

– @timbrooksphotographer

Glad to see the younger generation represented.

– @kimberlyelias

This is a BIG DEAL and BIG responsibility. The nation depends on you to make the best decisions. Please serve well.

– @iampattiers

We need an actual president and vice president. No ceremonial president, please.

– @ja_ganel

Why so many lawyers?

– @ceejay.jm

Yes get rid of out colonial past. Have a few names we want to change too. Also ensure we have rights to bear arms too. Full-time we can protect ourselves.

– Romaine Barrett

Readers’ reactions sourced from The Gleaner’s Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages. Compiled by Khanique McDaniel