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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86561, member: 27"] A power grab just bulldozed Zimbabwe’s voting rights and sparked a legal uprising that is calling it a straight-up constitutional takeover. Cabinet pushes sweeping Constitution Bill [LIST] [*]Ziyambi Ziyambi confirmed the Cabinet greenlit the Amendment No. 3 Bill. [*]The proposal hands presidential selection power over to Parliament. [*]Plan stretches presidential terms from five to seven years. [*]Draft scraps the Zimbabwe Gender Commission and trims judicial transparency. [/LIST] Legal heavyweights cry foul [LIST] [*]Thabani Mpofu argued the bill swaps out the entire Constitution. [*]Mpofu said Parliament lacks the authority to rewrite the national charter. [*]Lovemore Madhuku branded the proposals flat-out unacceptable. [*]Madhuku vowed that the NCA party would mobilize resistance. [/LIST] Referendum fight heats up [LIST] [*]The government insists a referendum is not required. [*]Madhuku maintained that term-limit changes demand direct public approval. [*]Critics said skipping a vote trashes popular sovereignty. [*]Lawyers warned that bypass tactics would collapse under legal scrutiny. [/LIST] Mahere questions election logic [LIST] [*]Fadzayi Mahere blasted the Cabinet over the proposed overhaul. [*]Mahere asked why winners would want elections scrapped. [*]Her posts spread fast and fueled online backlash. [*]Supporters echoed calls for new national leadership. [/LIST] Kika links the bill to the 2017 coup [LIST] [*]Musa Kika framed the law as a weapon. [*]Kika traced the move back to the November 2017 events. [*]He labeled President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s step his darkest turn. [*]Commentary portrayed legal enablers as accomplices. [/LIST] Mutebuka alleges deliberate deception [LIST] [*]Brighton Mutebuka called the word amendment a smokescreen. [*]Mutebuka accused ZANU PF of sneaking systemic changes. [*]He warned that the strategy sidelines citizens from the mandated referendum. [*]Critics said the blueprint would crown unchecked executive power. [/LIST] Civil society mobilizes a response [LIST] [*]Jameson Timba confirmed Defend the Constitution Platform is organizing. [*]Timba said lawyers are being consulted immediately. [*]Networks are briefing regional and international partners. [*]Opposition figures signaled coordinated pushback is underway. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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