CHANGE!
Posted on 03/03/2020 1:24:43 PM PST by Salman
Moscow (AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted to parliament a number of new constitutional changes, including amendments that mention God and stipulate that marriage is a union of a man and woman.
Putin in January unleashed a political storm by proposing an overhaul of the constitution, the first changes to the basic law since 1993.
Last month the Russian parliament's lower house unanimously approved the constitutional reform bill in a first reading after less than two hours of debate.
Ahead of a second and key reading set for next week, Putin submitted 24 pages worth of amendments, said State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin.
"The president's amendments are the result of his dialogue with representatives of all factions (and) civil society," he said in comments released by the State Duma.
The amendments enshrine the mention of Russians' "faith in God" and also stipulate that marriage is a heterosexual union, Deputy Speaker Pyotr Tolstoy told AFP.
Most Russians identify as Orthodox Christians but Russia is officially a secular state.
The new amendments also ban giving away Russian territory and any call promoting such a move would also be outlawed.
A member of a Kremlin-appointed constitutional working group, actor Vladimir Mashkov, has suggested that such an amendment would ensure that Russia keeps Crimea -- which it annexed from Ukraine in 2014 -- or the Kuril Islands -- disputed with Japan for decades -- even after Putin quits power.
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Welp, now we know why democrats hate Putin
When even Communist deputies voted for it, it says a lot about how much Russia has changed since the fall of the Soviet Union.
There will never an Obergefell travesty in Russia.
Perhaps Putin might replace Senor Bergoglio?
At least Putin actually believes in God
Almost could like this guy if he wasn’t a mass murderer, former KGB, and stealing government funds for himself and his buddies.
Remember when Russia was an atheist nation and the USA was a Christian nation?
CHANGE!
It’s sickening that the leader of Russia is more moral than top Democrats, at least on some issues.
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