(Meet Egypt's Newest 'Pharaoh') Egypt President Morsi Grants Himself Far-Reaching Powers

Fox News ^ | November 22, 2012 | Fox News

[DogByte6RER]

Egypt President Morsi grants himself far-reaching powers

CAIRO – Egypt's president on Thursday issued constitutional amendments that placed him above judicial oversight and ordered the retrial of Hosni Mubarak for the killing of protesters in last year's uprising.

Mohammed Morsi also decreed immunity for the Islamist-dominated panel drafting a new constitution from any possible court decisions to dissolve it, a threat that had been hanging over the controversial assembly.

Liberal and Christian members withdrew from the assembly during the past week to protest what they say is the hijacking of the process by Morsi's allies, who they saw are trying to push through a document that will have an Islamist slant marginalizing women and minority Christians and infringing on personal liberties. Several courts have been looking into cases demanding the dissolution of the panel.

The Egyptian leader also decreed that all decisions he has made since taking office in June and until a new constitution is adopted and a new parliament is elected -- which is not expected before next spring -- are not subject to appeal in court or by any other authority. He also barred any court from dissolving the Islamist-led upper house of parliament, a largely toothless body that has also faced court cases.

The moves effectively remove any oversight on Morsi, the longtime Muslim Brotherhood figure who became Egypt's first freely elected president last summer after the Feb. 11, 2011 fall of autocrat Hosni Mubarak. They come as Morsi is riding high on lavish praise from President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for mediating an end to eight days of fighting between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers.

[DogByte6RER]

"Morsi today usurped all state powers & appointed himself Egypt's new pharaoh," pro-reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei wrote on his Twitter account. "A major blow to the revolution that could have dire consequences."

[autumnraine]

“All they want is a democracy!”

[Dilbert San Diego]

Democracy was what they wanted? Right..........

Clearly Egypt is on the road to being a Muslim theocracy.

Obama and liberals praised the Arab Spring protests. But clearly we can’t take for granted that some sort of parliamentary democracy is going to emerge in these countries. More likely the pattern will be set by Egypt, where we see the Muslim Brotherhood taking the lead in establishing Muslim theocracy.

More Muslim theocracies can only destabilize the middle east and threaten Israel even more than the current dangers in that part of the world. But Obama and liberals just don’t see it.

[DogByte6RER]

"So let it be written, so let it be done."

[abclily]

Obama doesn’t see it? Obama helped plan it: Muslim Brotherhood and sharia for all of the Middle East.

[vette6387]

“Clearly Egypt is on the road to being a Muslim theocracy.”

Just wait until the Mullahs take over behind the scenes and Morsi is just like his buddy over in Iran, Imanutjob. Just another puppet on a string.

[mirkwood]

“What could possibly go wrong?”

obama’s think tank (right next to the septic tank)

[DesertRhino]

Congrats barky,, you helped create a 4th Reich. Last year we had a Mubarak, on good terms with the USA, having no design to go to war with Israel.

Now, we have a Hitler protoge, who hates the Jews, is considering tearing down the pyramids, wants us to buy them a billion dollars worth of German 209 subs, is crucifying christians, and is ready to throw camp david in the trash can and deploy against Israel. Oh, and they control they Suez Canal.

Heck of a job Obama and the Facebook organizers!

[mrsmel]

Hussein got just what he wanted, what he knew he would get. The next best thing to being able to declare war on Israel himself, since he can’t quite get away with that yet, is having a strong proxy in Egypt who is willing to do so.

Hussein is a Muslim who hates Israel. The more he can help bolster and strengthen Islam in the Middle East, the stronger the Muslim position for spreading their satanic death cult elsewhere.

The EU is doing its part by growing and protecting the Muslim population in Europe.

It remains to be seen what the strategy for the US will be-probably a combination.

[freeangel]

I guess obama gave him some tips the last time they spoke.

[mirkwood]

“It remains to be seen what the strategy for the US will be-probably a combination.”

Yep,,either the tongue or the nether regions.

[LibertyRocks]

He definitely would NOT like to be referred to as a Pharaoh though... They have no respect for Ancient Egyptian culture and civilization.

[Truth29]

This action indicates that Morsi believes he has taken over the military and can act with impunity. I suspect that Obama has had much to do with controlling the Egyptian military and now elevating Morsi as the purported peacemaker in the Israel Gaza conflict. Obama is a prime architect in installing the Muslim Brotherhood in power in many Middle Eastern countries.

[SunkenCiv]

It's interesting that this term pops up -- the Islamofascists used the same "pharaoh" term as a pejorative in reference to Anwar Sadat. Thanks DogByte6RER.

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