Sir— Basically, President Morsi told the people what they wanted to hear, but at the same time refused to tear up or rewrite the draft of the constitution. Words don't mean much, but the written words in that draft will end up being the law of the land. As long as the Muslim Brotherhood has its hand in the Egyptian government, the people will know no rights or peace. Get the MB out, and get somebody who will govern with fairness for all. Kamal Darwish Cairo Egypt Compare US constitution Sir— The big difference is that the American revolution did not impose a ready-made constitution or Sharia law as its absolute law. Nor did it impose that one man can rule and dictate the laws of the land. Morsi is no Thomas Jefferson or George Washington. He is of the Muslim Brotherhood, which has its own set of values and beliefs that are very different from and not compatible with the American constitution. Bob Petry Houston Texas Fight for freedom Sir— The Muslim Brotherhood have a desire to establish another Islamic state, like Iran. This is exactly the opposite of what many are fighting for, freedom, including religious freedom, and not to be dominated by any one religion. Shaimaa Al-Maghrabi Cairo Egypt Vote brought Hitler Sir— The Egyptian people elected an extremist. Why are they surprised when he acts like one? We Americans are foolish enough to believe that holding an election automatically means democracy. We forget how Hitler came into power. Freddy Koosman California USA Better than America Sir— The judiciary actually conflicting with the executive powers is how the balance of powers is supposed to work, unlike in America where the Supreme Court judges are too busy to do anything about liberty undermining legislating coming from both president and congress. Max Remy California USA Judges obsolete Sir— The judges are a brave bunch of people but I wonder if the politicians will find a way to set up a different legal system, making the present court redundant. Ken Roy Florida USA In the blood Sir-- The trouble with Arabs, wherever they are, is that everybody wants to be caliph. It is a “meme” inculcated in their minds. David McGill London UK Whizzed by Sir— Democracy lived for .0000001 seconds before you willingly voted it away for Sharia law. This new government is going to make Mubarak look like Gandhi. Kathleen Gravel Massachusetts USA Second crush Sir— Fighting for the opportunity to be free from what you had, this is what you opt for? I'm tired of hearing about the poor downtrodden Muslim nations. Don't come crying to us in 10 years when this new system you want turns out to be another dictatorship crushing you. Here's the end of Egypt as a secular state. We armed our enemies against Mubarak (our sort of ally for decades) because of the failure of our intelligence establishment. David Frankenthaler New York USA No compromise Sir— A democracy is all about making compromises so that each side gets at least some of what it wants. The Islamists are simply incapable of reasonable compromise and so can never be an effective political party. In addition they are the ultimate hypocrites advocating purity in everything while behind closed doors engaging in the opposite. As this comes to light, as inevitably it will, they will be completely discredited and Egypt can move out of the dark ages. Ehab Azmy Illinois USA Travel stops Sir— Egypt relies extremely heavily on tourism to support its economy. Turning to hardline Islamism is going to turn a lot of potential travellers off. If the “Taliban Egyptians” take over, they will destroy the Pyramids and all other monuments. Let's all pray they don't hold sway. Heinz Frey Hamburg Germany
