It’s up to the next administration and Congress to chart a better path.
Bringing down authoritarian dictatorships, achieving global democratization and promoting permanent peace are the most important goals in the world today. In order to ensure democracy, the rule of law, human rights and peace, the true holders of sovereignty in Cuba – the people - urgently need to come forward and call for constitutional reform. They must work to adopt a modified parliamentary semi-presidential system, with the heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches directly elected. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.