Constitutional Chess Game Nearing Climax

Negotiations on the Supreme Court Judicial Appointments: Finally The Truth Comes Out!

Since none of us in cyberspace were present at the negotiations that took place between the Army Chief, the Prime Minister and the Chief Justice, we can only speculate as to what ``actually`` happened. I bettcha the meeting went something like this:

The Army Chief got the Prime Minister and Chief Justice together to discuss the judicial appointments. Since they were not on talking terms, Army Chief decided to play it safe and conduct negotiations between the two using the sign language. However, Army Chief laid down the law: Whoever amongst you spoke first, he would lose. Both the Prime Minister and the Chief Justice agreed.

Prime Minister and the Chief Justice sat opposite each other for a full minute before the Prime Minister raised his hand and showed five fingers. Chief Justice looked back at him and raised one finger. The Prime Minister waved his fingers in a circle around his head. Chief Justice pointed to the ground where he sat. The Prime Minister pulled out dates and milk. Chief Justice pulled out an apple. The Prime Minister stood up and said, ``I give up. This man is too good. He can have his frigging judicial appoinments.``

An hour later, the Prime Minister`s cronies were all around the Prime Minister asking him what the hell happened. The Prime Minister explained: ``First I held up five fingers to represent the five rivers of our country. He responded by holding up one finger to remind me that there is only one God. Then I waved my finger around my head to show him that God was all around us. He responded by pointing to the ground and showing that God was also right here with us. I pulled out dates and milk to show that God provides us with mena from heaven. He pulled out an apple to remind me of Adam and Eve. That damn judge had an answer for everything. What could I do?``

Meanwhile, friends of the Chief Justice had crowded around him. ``What happened?`` they asked. ``Well,`` said the Chief Justice, ``First he said to me that I have five months left in my term as Chief Justice. I told him I am not retiring for another one year. Then he told me that he is going to fire the entire Supreme Court. I let him know that we were staying right here and ain`t going nowhere.``

``And then?`` asked an amazed atorney friend..

``I don`t know,`` said the Chief Justice ``He took out his lunch and I took out mine.``

Could you please tell us what happened in/after the meeting? And your take on where all of thiswill be now going??