New Bolivian Constitution, if passed, would give indigenous groups more power

Evo Morales, the President of Bolivia, has proposed a new Constitution, which could be approved in a May 4th referendum. There is quite a bit of opposition, however, because critics claim that the proposed constitution gives too much power and autonomy to indigenous groups of Bolivia. By the way, Evo Morales is the first indigenous president of the country. Another proposed change in the constitution would cap land ownership. Morales is in favor of agrarian reform that would redistribute "idle or fraudulently obtained" land to the poor. The opposition was mad because Morales' supporters blocked them from attending the congressional session, so that the May 4th referendum was passed, the 28th of February, with no debate! Apparently the conservative opposition had been blocking the efforts for a few months, so Morales finally found this solution. Doesn't sound very democratic to me.

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