Improving knowledge of Constitution<\/p>\n
From Koran Tempo<\/p>\n
According to plan, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)
\nwill this year again disseminate the amendments to the 1945
\nConstitution to elaborate on its contents to society at a cost of
\nRp 22 billion.<\/p>\n
Assembly members are comprised of three groups: First, those
\nwho are not ex-members of the Ad Hoc Committee (PAH) I of the MPR
\nWorking Body (BP MPR); second, ex-members of PAH I BP MPR who
\napproved and were directly involved in the amendments; third, ex-
\nmembers of PAH I BP MPR who did not fully approve the amendments.<\/p>\n
Therefore, logically the elaboration of the 1945 amendments
\nshould legitimately be conducted only by former members of PAH I
\nBP MPR, whose number is perhaps no more than 15.<\/p>\n
In fact, PAH I BP MPR during 2000-2003 already explained the
\namendments with extra funds from the communication and
\ninformation minister's office and also from regions, involving
\nlocal officials, professionals and Indonesian embassies abroad.<\/p>\n
The MPR's Rp 22 billion for this year will only cover very
\nlimited target groups if the elaboration is carried out by
\nvisiting regions for dialogs. Usually a region is visited by five
\nto ten Assembly members plus secretariat staff, so that the
\nbudget will enable them to meet less than half a million people.<\/p>\n
This budget would be better spent on the elaboration of the
\n1945 amendments through central and regional mass media, by
\ndisseminating their contents in full form and giving the
\nopportunity for dialogs in the form of questions and answers.
\nTens of millions of people would be reached by the media.<\/p>\n
USEP FATHUDIN
\nJakarta<\/p>",
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