Result of Egypt's Constitutional Referendum Announced
Passes with 63.8 percent support
(Reuters) - Egypt's new constitution, drafted by Islamist supporters of President Mohamed Mursi, has been approved by 63.8 percent of voters in a two-round referendum, the supreme election committee said on Tuesday.
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Now all our cosmos will come out and say how surprised they are that our little brown brothers voted for Islam. After all Muslims are freedom loving people who are oppressed by evil dictators whose existence is owed exclusively to the west. I learned it in college so it must be true! 'Merkin, he didn't go to college!