Read it and weep. As always the Libya Herald sums it up in the clearest fashion. The GNC has finally decided to pass the buck on its responsibility and true reason d'etre. And the way is paved for the GNC to further cave in to the populist demands of the Jacobins in the form of a self-defeating political isolation law. I tend to be optimistic about Libyan affairs but the events of the last months have made it truly difficult. But in this instance the only positive thing is that at least the GNC has made a definitive decision and the limbo that has existed on this question since 5 July 2012 is now over.
The General National Congress last night confirmed that the assembly that will draft Libya’s new Constitution shall be elected, as opposed to nominated, ending a long drawn-out debate that had kept Congress members from agreeing on other critical issues.With regards to the isolation law that is yet to be passed, the GNC resolved that it was not unconstitutional and could not be overruled by the Supreme Court.Having decided that the political isolation law project is constitutionally acceptable, as long as it complies with international conventions and human rights, the GNC can now focus on elaborating the final text that many in Libya are awaiting with impatience.