Egypt's Morsi offers consensus government

[brooklynite]

Source: Aljazeera

Egypt's embattled President Mohamed Morsi has proposed a consensus government as a way out of the country's crisis,
as an army deadline urging him to meet the protesters' demands expired.

"The presidency envisions the formation of a consensus coalition government to oversee the next parliamentary election," his office said on Wednesday in a statement on Facebook.

The statement reiterated that Morsi held opposition parties responsible for obstructing a political initiative that would also set up a panel to prepare amendments to the constitution passed into law last December.

Egypt is bracing for a showdown between the military and Morsi, who has rejected an army ultimatum to end a political crisis with his opponents, who have called for his resignation.

Read more: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/07/20137394753443155.html

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Morsi appears to have pushed his luck by focusing on the MB's goals, rather than building a national consensus for a functional government structure.

[dipsydoodle]

1. As far as I'm concerned they'e all on the road to nowhere.

You can keep stripping Presidents of their power and holding new elections ad infinitum. Fact remains Morsi was democratically elected.

[Lithos]

2. So were many dictators

What is being forgotten is that back in November, Morsi set himself up where he now rules by decree. "Unlimited" powers to protect the nation and did this to push thru a Constitution which tried to tilt power to himself and the MB.

Not democratic anymore. The Army is closer to supporting Democracy here than Morsi and the MB.

[jessie04]

5. Morsi is a bald face liar.

He's a power hungry dictator who grabbed all the power he could.

Its time for him to go....vertical or horizontal...its his choice.

[Comrade Grumpy]

11. You're again calling for the murder of the democratically-elected leader of Egypt.

You ought to stop that shit.

[jessie04]

13. HUH?

I never said that.

i said its his choice.

[Alamuti Lotus]

23. "Its time for him to go....vertical or horizontal..."

What else does that mean? At least stand behind your own (stupid) phrasing.

[brooklynite]

6. So was Rick Perry...

...doesn't mean he respects the opinion of people who disagree with him.

[Coyotl]

3. Morsi addressing Egypt, ready to sacrifice his blood for stability

Actually, that would destabalize Egypt!

[jessie04]

7. Ready to sacrifice his blood ??

somehow that doesn't upset me.

[polly7]

17. That would take ........ you know, some courage. nt.

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. But the Muslim Brotherhood has refused to meet ElBaradei

Muslim Brotherhood remains defiant

The Freedom and Justice party, the political wing the Muslim Brotherhood, has refused an invitation to meet the head of the army, according to Reuters.

"We do not go to invitations (meetings) with anyone. We have a president and that is it," said Waleed al-Haddad, a senior leader of the FJP told Reuters.

A spokesman for Morsi said the president believed it would be better to die "standing like a tree", defending the electoral legitimacy of his office, than to go down in history as having destroyed Egyptians' hopes for democracy.

Saying that Morsi was not seeking to cling to office for its own sake, spokesman Ayman Ali told Reuters that, in his overnight speech to the nation, the president had defied calls to resign in order to "defend the democratic system".

"It is better for a president, who would otherwise be returning Egypt to the days of dictatorship, from which God and the will of the people has saved us, to die standing like a tree," Ali said.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2013/jul/03/egypt-countdown-army-deadline-live#block-51d41f93e4b03a793030bb00

So his key supporters are not looking for any form of consensus.

[Comrade Grumpy]

14. The opposition has repeatedly refused to meet with Morsi.

They have never accepted his victories at the polls and have done everything possible to sabotage his government.

It's a very odd "democracy" that is delivered by tanks.

[jessie04]

8. Looks like Morsi pissed off a few people.

[maddezmom]

9. Military vehicles moving to area gathered with supporters of Morsi

According to CNN.

[jessie04]

10. Morsi is on his way out.

I suspect horizontally.

[Comrade Grumpy]

15. What is your fucking problem?

Do you have any fucking clue?

Just what do you think would happen if the army killed Morsi? Just think about it.

[jessie04]

16. Sorry...

I dont support dictators.

I would hope you wouldnt either.

[premium]

22. Civil war,

which would destabilize the entire ME, why anyone would cheer for an action that could produce these results is beyond me.

[Fire Walk With Me]

19. He's headed for jail or death. He'll have little to propose then.

He refused the mandate of the people, repeatedly, up until the last minute. Time's up.

[jessie04]

20. There are people on this thread...

who would give you an argument about that.

[Fire Walk With Me]

21. Fine. They need to understand Morsi has the entire Army after him,

and many many millions of citizens who do not take a very kind view of his dictatorship.