March 2, 1977 - March 2, 2012: After 35 years People's Power goes Global Posted: 2012/03/02 From: Mathaba http://www.mathaba.net/news/?x=629962 - open this link for full clickable option of the links inserted in this text. Thirty-five years after the Declaration of Sebha became the cornerstone of the political and institutional life of the Libyan Jamahiriya, people around the world start to call for a Jamahiri government. On March 2, 1977 corresponding to the 12th day of Rabi Al Awal of 1397 of the Hegira, according to the Muslim calendar, the Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Power took place in Kahira, city of Sebha, Libya. This was the beginning of a new stage in the historical period following the September 1, 1969 Revolution. The study of the "Declaration of Sebha" precedes, for methodological reasons, that of the spiritual and political bases of the Leader of the Revolution and also the principles and projection of the "Third Universal Theory" and the proposal formulated in the three parts of the Green Book. The meeting of the General People's Congress began on February 25 and ended on March 2, 1977. On that day the political, economic and social principles of the new Jamahiriya were established. "What will the Libyan people announce to the other nations of the world?" asked the Leader to the numerous delegates meeting at the extraordinary session of the General Congress, "the setting up of the people's power, the advent of the age of the masses, the application of the Third Universal Theory, the success of the Third Way from its starting point, surpassing all democratic experiences following schemes which have failed, and the end of dictatorial regimes." "With the setting up of the people's authority, a popular Jamahiriya will be created. With the setting up of socialism, the Jamahiriya will be called 'socialist'. It will also be a Libyan, Arab, Islamic and African Jamahiriya, consequently, we can discuss its denomination which will have great importance. We cannot decide lightly, as certain new regimes have done, where the name has nothing to do with the nature of the regime." Muammar Qadhafi also stated: "We still cannot say it (the Jamahiriya) is 'popular' or 'socialist', since we have not achieved yet a state of popular and socialist government, but we can assign it new adjectives: if the authority of the people prevails, then it will be a Popular Jamahiriya, and if socialism is introduced, it will also be Socialist, but a socialism different from that of the East or West." Drawing out expressions from the Green Book and numerous speeches, Muammar continued by saying: "The law of society has been approved. It is the Koran. Together with the denomination of the Republic which will appear in the new Declaration, we will also set the law of society. If you accept the Koran as you have done before, then you must discuss the consequences. In this way you will no longer be governed by a Constitutional Declaration. We shall say no more: 'According to the Constitutional Declaration...' We will no longer have a Constitution. But if we incorporate the new law to the Declaration of the people's power, the new law will never change. We must know the value of such historical things which will be included in this Declaration". During the decisive meetings of the General People's Congress which proclaimed the setting up of the Jamahiriya, Muammar clearly explained the meaning of the proposals delegates were to discuss. With regard to the procedures for the setting up of the People's Authority, to its principles and to the way of exercising that power, Muammar said: "The people will exercise power through the popular congresses, the popular committees and the professional trade unions and finally through the General People's Congress. Everything has been provided for in the Declaration and you will discuss it." Then he said that nobody could speak to him, after the final decision had been reached, about the Revolutionary Command Council or about Muammar Qadhafi. Besides, he added: "That would be contradictory... because the setting up of the people's authority means that it is the people who govern. I will no longer govern, nor the Council nor anybody else. No such thing as leaders for the people - it is the people who are the leaders! No such thing as a government for Libya - the government is the people!" The reader who knows about political sciences might argue that this type of definition cannot go beyond simple theory, since such definitions must be impracticable in accordance with known historical experience. However, as Aristotle once said: "Something new can always be expected from Libya". But to clarify this point, a new chapter is called for. Muammar went on saying: "When we speak of popular authority, we may no longer speak of a Council. Those are two contradictory things. "Other contradictions: authority of the people and president, authority of the people and the preva