Looks like the good lawmakers of Ecuador didn't really pay attention in their Administrative law classes (or maybe they didn't have someone like TLA to ramrod things down their throat), and as a result their country is in a bit of a mini-crisis. Here's a mini timeline of what to do if you want to really screw up due process of legislation.
- Contemplate a constitutional amendment
- Have Congress and the Head of State (the President) submit two different versions of a proposed referendum to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. (apparently, in electoral matters this tribunal is really Supreme) Have the Tribunal accept the President's version, which will rather miff the members of Congress.
- In a session of Congress, vote to dismiss four members of the Tribunal (In Ecuador 57/100 members voted for the bill, or whatever they call it over there)
- In response, have the Tribunal fire the same abovementioned 57 members of the Congress, which of course brings lawmaking to a standstill since 43 out of a 100 legislators cannot get anything done.
- Attempt an appeal to the Constitutional Tribunal (not Supreme in this case) which fails.
- In a cloak and dagger operation, sneak in replacement congressmen into the congressional building in the middle of the night and attempt to swear them in.
- Add in a good dose of demonstrations and clashes with police.
- Viola! Constitutional crisis
Read what really happened:
AP
Jurist
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