Today is Constitution Day in Tonga. Tonga’s Constitution was first enacted by HM King Tupou I on November 4th 1875 establishing Tonga as a modern constitutional monarchy. It is supreme law under which the Government of Tonga operates and defines the balance between the executive, legislature, and judiciary. Some of the most notable laws in the Constitution are the land clauses forbidding the sale of land to foreigners and requiring that land could only be granted to Tongan citizens.
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Today is the birthday, in 1943, of Joni Mitchell, Canadian singer, songwriter, 1970 UK No.11 single ‘Big Yellow Taxi’, 1974 US No.7 single ‘Help Me’.
Fiji has a similar restriction on the alienation of “tribal” land.
Today’s cartoons are excellent. Carry on!