They wanted to impeach their president, so they took to the streets. Sure, Parliament has the power to do so, but it didn't. The people did.300 years ago, the American founders thought a pure Democracy was not possible; but, these Egyptians have proved them wrong and they continue to do so. Recently, they took to the streets to pass an impeachment of their President and today they gather to discuss a new government. Moreover, they're even discussing the problem of low wages. My point: how many ever years pass, Egypt will forever meet in these streets to discuss politics that their leaders seem to ignore. THIS IS DEMOCRACY at its best.
CAIRO — Thousands of Egyptian state employees, from ambulance drivers to policemen and transport workers, protested Monday in Cairo to demand better pay and conditions in a wave of labor unrest unleashed by the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak.Outside the Nile-side TV and state radio building, hundreds of public transport workers demonstrated to demand better pay. Several hundred protesters from the state Youth and Sports Organization also protested Monday in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square with similar demands.
Across the Nile River in the Giza district, hundreds of ambulance drivers staged a protest, also to demand better pay and permanent jobs. They parked at least 70 ambulances on a roadside along the river, but did not block the main road where they protested. More>
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