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 A raft of constitutional reforms will be up for vote in Ecuador including a ban on bullfighting. Bullfighting is a major industry in Ecuador, bringing in more than 50 million dollars a year and employs some 30,000 Ecuadorians. Supporters of bill say that the nation should not be relying on the blood sport to bring in money which would be understandable if it was not for the fact that authorities were also planning on seeking a ban on cockfighting but they dropped the issue after it was deemed too controversial.
In addition to the bullfighting measure, President Rafael Correa has also introduced legislation which he says will help clean up the "mediocre and corrupt" media structure in the South American nation. He hopes to amend the constitution to prevent the media from investing in banks or vice versa and has introduced a referendum to censor media content for violent, sexually explicit and potentially discriminatory content. Of course media workers have expressed outrage at the measures but Correa simply called them "ink-stained hitmen," and said, "There is no freedom without responsibility. And these guys want total, unfettered power." In March, Correa filed a multimillion-dollar libel suits against three newspaper executives and three journalists the defendants of course are calling his actions nothing but a clear attempt to stifle free speech.
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