To initiate a new constitution for Egypt, there are numerous principles and joined but adequate environmental hands to join.

Look at it this way. Two thousand five hundred years ago Egypt was conquered first by Persians and then by the Greek. Ultimately it went through a series of conquerors from Romans to Arabs until it has come this point. Now, going back to an ancient system of government would be inadequate to meet the modern needs, and not wise because man has evolved to some degree, with all and the deepest respect for the ancients and all their wisdom.

So, as I see it, a constitution should reflect the traditions in the country, from the pharaohs to the Arabs, and try to put each tradition in a place, where the best qualities of each tradition is used and put to best practise in Egypt. All are good at something, and bad at other things. What we need to do is put each faction in a place where they do what they do best.

Now, according to Plato. There are three elements in a state. The king, the aristocracy and the people. In order to balance all these elements of society off, each have their designed place in the ruling of the country. The king is the president, the aristocracy is the upper house, and the people is the lower house. This is reflected most superbly in the American constitution, where they had the luck to start from scratch when they made their constitution, and consequently made a superb system of government that they still believe and fight for.

Therefor, to reflect the wish of the Americans, a three-tier government should be installed.

Now. The problem with Egypt right now is, that there is not a serious democratic culture. The culture should be encouraged and grown in the next three to four generations before it is a true Athenian/Babylonian democracy.

Therefor we need to build in the elements of organizations that is in Egypt already. There are three serious elements: The military, the conservative religions as Salafis, Muslim Brotherhood and Copts. And there are political parties as socialists and liberals.

These three converging elements of society should come together in a new constitution.

Now. To understand why we are implementing a Republic, one has to understand the mechanics of nature. According to Plato, there is a natural development in a society, that goes in a cyclical flow. The idea is originally from Mesopotamia and Babylon, so it is closely developed, and not a western idea actually.

It goes like this.

First a society is ruled by a king. He is then deposed by the aristocracy, because they are powerful enough. That happened in Egypt in the transition from the old kingdom to the middle kingdom. After that the people seizes power, because the aristocracy becomes too corrupt, that happened in the transition from the middle kingdom to the new kingdom in Egypt. And ultimately the people becomes so corrupt, that a tyrant will impose his will to “clean up” the society. That happened in the last days of the last free Egyptian society with many make-believe tyrants.

So, we need to mix all three elements of society to make a balance. Hence; king, aristocracy and people.

Now. To further the discussion, and sorry about the details in the debate, but they are important to understand the construction of the constitution, the problem or the balance of a society goes between two extreme points of view. That of freedom and that of ethics. Some are liberal some are conservative.

In order to make that balance. Both liberal and conservative elements should be present in the ruling of the country. They are often very much in disagreement, but the end result in the debates between the conservative and the liberal is a balanced society.

Now who are the liberal and who are the conservative in Egypt? The liberal are the people, and the conservative are the religions. As a consequence. The liberal should have a dominance in the lower house, and the conservative should have a dominance in the upper house.

In other words. Some mechanism to put the leaders of the Copts, the Salafis and the muslim brotherhood in the upper house, should be coined and planned. How it is done, and in a fair manner, is up to the involved partners. This is the first project group that should be commenced. A group that should discuss how and with what tools should the conservative upper house be constructed. Should it be able to coin laws or not? Should it be able to veto laws, how is the leaders elected and so on. Make it a fair procedure.

Secondly the lower house should be commenced. Here the liberal and the socialist and other political players should team up, and define a just and true system. The lower house is to put the will of the people in action. Now many politicians, especially here in Europe have forgotten the role of the politicians. They believe that they have some birthright to power. This is wrong, it is the other way around. The people have the birthright to power, not the politicians. So as a consequence politicians should see themselves as servants to the people. Hear the demands and set the demands of the people into action. This chamber should be powerful and should be able to make laws. There is a delicate relation between the upper and the lower house, but it should be a peaceful one, not a combative one. Make a lower house in the interest of Egypt, not of egoistic motives. For the betterment of Egypt.

Now. Thirdly, there is the president. The most powerful element of the three. I have reflected a lot upon this element, and a certain name has popped up in my head again and again. I always think that if something really press me when it comes to a prayed or a political text, it is a kind of message from spirit.

The name is Horemheb. Who was Horemheb? Horemheb was the last true great pharaoh. A giant of his time, and a just ruler, a military man and an impressive character. The last pharaoh of significance. I believe, that the presidency of Egypt should be molded around the character of Horemheb. How was he? First of all, he was a general before he became a pharaoh. So he had an intimate knowledge about the whereabouts of war and the mechanics of the military. He knew how to fight, and he was disciplined. Added to this his character was supreme, he ruled by example and not just by decree.

Study him, and the ideal of a true president should emerge for the studier. In the first phase, I believe the military should have the presidency, and should always present a candidate for the post. Do not be shy, it is in the tradition of Egypt to have a military man on the post. Also in The United States of America is this a tradition. Look at McCain, Kerry, George Bush, all great warriors.

Now, there are two, or three more elements to cover in a constitution. First, there is the system that protects and purports the rule of law. In this area there is one text I propose as a founding text. A Middle kingdom classic called the trial of the eloquent peasant. In this a small man of humble means is confronted in court with a larger man with a lot of resources. One would think that in an unjust society a small man would be at the prey of the larger man. But, he fights for his right, and in a crescendo of speech his proclaims that the ruling court should give him the benefit of the ruling, because he justifies his case as a true case. He says! Speak truth, honor truth, and understand truth and justice will prevail. This is the traditional role of an Egyptian system of law; to understand and honor truth, symbolized in the goddess of the scales, blindfolded.

Secondly there is the press. The press is a vital element of a modern state. Some call the press the fourth power in the state after the three elements of the ruling system. Why? Because the press is able to enlighten the ruling system. By a profound and honest quest for light, it will be able to prod the society in the right direction when it comes to transparency. This is more or less lost in Europe these days, where we are under the thumb of the Europeans Union, so here Egypt should not copy Europe, but copy United States of America, the last true stronghold of light. It all goes back to the French gendarmes. They made the first newspapers in the spirit of Voltaire, the Socratic philosopher. It is about the respect of the system towards critique. Critique is not a bad thing, but a vital source of renewal and adaptation to the shifting circumstances of the world.

Now, there is a new player in the enlightening game, it is called blogging. Blogging is a ventilation for critique as well. Often the good bloggers are the bloggers who are honest and works for the betterment of society. Good bloggers are the best weapons of the new generations. Listen to them, and protect them. They are often vilified and persecuted by the rest of the society, I speak out of personal experience.

Then there is one last element, I have been savoring to the last. The Muslim Brotherhood and the Copts are enemies, or there have been some tendencies in the respect. It is because the Muslim Brotherhood lost the power, because they could not make an adequate constitution. This fighting has to stop. Conflict and strife will lead to the destruction of Egypt, not to the construction of a modern and respected state. Stop it, and my motivation to join the construction of Egypt lies hundred percent in the protection of the Copts. If they are harmed, I will not help. Stop the killings and persecution, NOW!

The Muslim Brotherhood and the Christians should do something else, the thing they are best at; help the poor. The poor of Egypt are living under an extreme distress. They need help, and all who believe in spirit should start helping them instead of thinking of their own interests.

Why is there such a thing as religion? It is because the nation needs an organization to help it exist. A nation will only work if it is filled with honest men and women. This is the task of religion of all monotheistic religions; to underpin and make a base for the nation. In this case; the nation of Egypt.

G-d bless the wise and the willing.