MIND|DROPS » Italy http://www.mindrops.org Our thoughts define our personal reality Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:14:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Ireland vs Italy at Croke Park http://www.mindrops.org/2010/02/08/ireland-vs-italy-at-croke-park/ http://www.mindrops.org/2010/02/08/ireland-vs-italy-at-croke-park/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:42:26 +0000 MzC http://www.mindrops.org/?p=3451 Great atmosphere, unfortunately I could not watch the match..

IRELAND 29 – ITALY 11

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Art. 3
All citizens have equal social dignity and are equal before the law, without distinction of sex, race, language, religion, political opinion, personal and social conditions. It is the duty of the Republic to remove those obstacles of an economic or social nature which constrain the freedom and equality of citizens, thereby impeding the full development of the human person and the effective participation of all workers in the political, economic and social organisation of the country.

Art. 138
Laws amending the Constitution and other constitutional laws shall be adopted by each House after two successive debates at intervals of not less than three months, and shall be approved by an absolute majority of the members of each House in the second voting. Said laws are submitted to a popular referendum when, within three months of their publication, such request is made by one-fifth of the members of a House or five hundred thousand voters or five Regional Councils. The law submitted to referendum shall not be promulgated if not approved by a majority of valid votes. A referendum shall not be held if the law has been approved in the second voting by each of the Houses by a majority of two-thirds of the members.

Source: Costitution of the Italian Republic

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