The Golden Rule in France
In France, the lower house of parliament voted in favour of reforming articles 32, 39 and 42 of the French constitution on the 12 of July 2011. In order to come into force the amendments need to be passed by a 3/5 majority of the combined upper and lower houses (Congress).
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Open it and see whether coiled on the bed
Or cringing by the wall, a savage beast
Maybe with golden hair, with deep eyes
Like a bearded spider on a sunlit floor
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