A New Constitution in Bolivia

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090207/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_bolivia_constitution;_ylt=AgbKmkz2mENJC2csu_hlmMC3IxIF

I found this article to be very interesting and I thought it not only related to out topic about Latin America, but also was an important global issue that we should know about. Global issues are very important in society today even though fewer and fewer have time to be informed of global issues with their busy every day lives.
This article informed the public that a new constitution is taking effect in Bolivia. This constitution was first approved in Bolivia by popular vote but promised more power for the poor, recognizes communal justice, grants regional autonomy, and declares coca a plant of their heritage.
In the last class period, we talked about new world and old world plants. Bolivia in this article stated that its new constitution would declare coca as their plant of heritage. This helped to enforce our discussion about new world and old world global products.
Another important detail that this article informs the public on is the fact that this constitution will help to end centuries of oppression. Our textbook talked about the oppression from migration and how slaves were use in the past for the production of many crops. This will help end oppression in future generations.
There are still many mixed feelings over this new constitution and will lead to more global issues in the future, which will be important to research in global issues.