Now thanks to those who were persistent and vocal we are hearing a raging debate about preventative detention. However amidst all of that there are still many misinformation and outright lies. So lets stick to the facts and help people recognize the red-herrings thrown at us.
For clarity – I will refer to the Constitution as the Supreme Law or the Primary Legislation and any other law created under it as the Secondary legislation because it is subject to the primary legislation. There is only one Primary Legislation and that is the Constitution of Belize.
The Cart before the Horse
The fact is there are four proposed Constitutional amendment contained in the Belize Constitution (Eight Amendment) Bill which was tabled and went through its first reading on May 13, 2011. On that same date three additional Bills were also tabled and read – these are: Indictable Procedure (Amendment) Bill, which deal with Trials without jury; the Juries (Amendment) Bill, which deals with provisions of the jury Act that will not apply where trials are held without Juries; and the Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill. So the first two Bills are the secondary legislation addressing the details of the amendments to Sec. 6.
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