Monday, 5 October 2009

Cuban Constitution

The Cuban constitution states that "In the Republic of Cuba sovereignty lies in the people, from whom originates all the power of the state." This is an idea that originated during the Enlightenment. During that time people began to stop accepting that rulers ruled by divine right and began questioning why citizens didn't have more power over who ruled them. This led to John Locke's idea that if a government doesn't protect citizens' rights, the citizens have the right to overthrow this government. This is an important part of not only Cuba's constitution, but ours as well.
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4 comments:

  1. Simone6 October 2009 at 20:06

    Great blog Maggie. I was just wondering if the idea of "the power vested in the people" is accurate in this situation. I always thought that the Cuban people didn't have any rights. I may be wrong, obviously, because you quoted the Cuban constitution right above. Thank you for the clarification.

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  2. Chuchu Anayo6 October 2009 at 20:09

    Hey, I was gonna ask. Is this one of the reasons Fidel Castro came to power? The government wasn't doing good so Fidel decided to take over?

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  3. Kaitlyn K.6 October 2009 at 21:25

    I agree with Simone I also thought that Cuba was a dictatorship but now I know i was wrong. This article was really good though. Wait so exactly what type of government does Cuba have?

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  4. Maggie8 October 2009 at 18:48

    This Constitution is from 1976. A lot has changed in Cuba since then, and the Constitution was updated in 1972. Since it is a dictatorship, there isn't really anyone to complain if the government doesn't follow the Constitution. They don't have our system of checks and balances. I'm not sure, but I think this is why Cuba has a constitution that talks about equality and freedom and power to the people and is ruled by a dictator.

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