Mgr. Philip Najim, Chaldeian procurator to the Holy See, speaks instead of a "hasty decision", which "must be revised because the Iraqi population must be politically represented in its entirety". "It is he states to Baghdadhope a law that concerns the provincial councils. This is not about questioning the majority but on the other hand the minorities live in the provinces as well; if they are not given any rights how can one think of imposing any duty on them?" The risk feared by the Procurator is that of creating "second-rate citizens", a fact which would have an impact on the "stability of the whole country. The minorities must have rights and duties to be able to cooperate with the majority components in its growth. By controlling their political representation, they would be driven to stay in the country and participate in its life, so they would contribute to its stability, which requires the proactive participation of all its components. The 13 seats that had been given to Christians in July have a huge moral weight. Removing them he concluded means that the State does not acknowledge out rights as citizens, our very life as Iraqis like any other".” “” “” “” “
