Cuba Parliament 1st No vote?

[AlohaStyle]

Thought this was an interesting article about a No vote in the Cuban Parliament being the first according to people contacted by the AP (of course it might not be the first, but to their knowledge anyway.) No surprise it came from a Castro as no one else would have the balls to do so probably. Will this mean more people will have courage, or since it was a Castro it's business as usual? Interesting topic of legislature too...

http://news.msn.com/world/a-castro-breaks-tradition-with-no-vote-in-cuba

HAVANA (AP) — Yet another revolutionary tradition has been broken in Cuba: A lawmaker voted "no" in parliament. And it wasn't just any lawmaker. Mariela Castro, the daughter of President Raul Castro and niece of Fidel Castro, gave the thumbs-down to a workers' rights bill that she felt didn't go far enough to prevent discrimination against people with HIV or with unconventional gender identities.

None of the experts contacted by The Associated Press could recall another "no" vote in the 612-seat National Assembly, which meets briefly twice a year and approves laws by unanimous show of hands. "This is the first time, without a doubt," said Carlos Alzugaray, a historian and former Cuban diplomat. He said even measures that were widely criticized in grass-roots public meetings, such as a law raising the retirement age, had passed unanimously in the Assembly.

More to the article in the link provided...

[PigFish]

… Rebel! -LOL

Interesting, thanks for posting.

[El Presidente]

She pressed the wrong button

[Habana Mike]

She pressed the wrong button

Surprised they even have a NO button!