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Hence, the council is required to draw up a national programme on reforming the political sphere. The programme should be based on public participation through a parliament that represents the people. This parliament must represent the hopes and aspirations of the people by establishing collective responsibility.

It should also curb the domination of local authorities of the country's federal authority. This is because weakening federal institutions will cause severe harm and lead to adverse results that will take the country back to the doorstep of isolation and division. The domination will also cause an imbalance in the distribution of services and the principle of equality, which will translate into unequal opportunities. Here, it must be understood that the strengthening of the federal authority is for the benefit of everyone.

Dr Khalifa Bakhit Al Falasi is a UAE intellectual and former ambassador to Australia.

As it happens, I've been doing some thinking about Madison, Hamilton, the Commerce Clause, and the UAE.