Issued with no fanfare on December 17th in the run-up to the Christmas holidays, this document amends an earlier order promulgated by President Ronald Reagan in 1983.
One is that in 2001, when he was still Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, he signed an ill-phrased document that appears to order that child-abuse cases be dealt with in secret.
The high court will hear arguments Monday over the legality of Arizona's voter-approved requirement that prospective voters document their U.S. citizenship inorder to use a registration form produced under the federal "Motor Voter" voter registration law that doesn't require such documentation.
It said Bozize has no intention to tinker with the constitution inorder to remain in power, and wants to work within the framework of the document to negotiate a solution.