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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 87638, member: 27"] A petition to block Zimbabwe's Constitutional Amendment No. 3 Bill just landed on the desk of the very man publicly campaigning for it. Zicomo's petition to the Speaker [LIST] [*]The Zimbabwe Constitutional Movement formally asked Jacob Mudenda to freeze the bill's progress. [*]Section 328 of the Constitution requires a national referendum for fundamental rights changes. [*]Zicomo represents war veterans, women, youth, churches, labor, and business groups. [*]Their argument frames the 2013 Constitution as a people-driven deal backed by over 94% of voters. [/LIST] What the amendment bill threatens [LIST] [*]Critics say presidential term limits and voting rights face serious erosion. [*]Key democratic institutions could get reshaped before the 2030 elections. [*]Zanu PF allies allegedly want to extend Mnangagwa's presidency two years past 2028. [*]Judicial independence and electoral process safeguards are reportedly at stake. [/LIST] Historical anchors in the pushback [LIST] [*]Zicomo invoked the Mgagao Declaration from October 1975 in Tanzania. [*]Liberation-era principles of majority rule and universal suffrage ground their case. [*]Equitable land redistribution was the other core demand from that struggle. [*]Mudenda swore to uphold the Constitution at his September 8, 2023, inauguration. [/LIST] Mudenda's conflicting role [LIST] [*]He serves simultaneously as Speaker and Zanu PF secretary-general. [*]Mudenda rallied party structures in Mutare to mobilize support for the bill. [*]His language framed the amendment push as a new war to be fought. [*]Zicomo asked him to put national interest above party or factional loyalty. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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