we turn to sharif abdel kouddous. >> voting amongst the division.ptians headed to the poll on saturday in the sixth national election in nearly two years. this time, to vote on referendum on how the disputed constitution. -- hotly disputed constitution read when it comes at a time of severe political crisis. the country is reeling from three weeks of turmoil, mass street protests. the mistrust is evident. >> today we say no to the constitution because we do not want it to be made with the blood of the people. i hope they do not rig the vote. >> say yes to the constitution, guess to building institutions, yes to building the nation. >> president morsi and the muslim brotherhood pushed hard for the december 15 referendum. there were mass protests that brought tens of thousands into the streets and some of the largest demonstration since the revolution began. a controversial decree that gave the press and absolute power ignited the turmoil in the constituent assembly's vote to pass the draft constitution despite the withdrawal from all the bodies non-i

we will speak to sharif abdel kouddous. >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from doha, qatar. egyptian forces have deployed outside a cairo after violent clashes between pro and anti- government demonstrators left six people dead and more than 400 injured. the violence marked a major escalation in the dispute over mohamed mursi's effort to hold a referendum on a new constitution later this month shortly after he asserted wide-ranging powers. fighting continues today with supporters and opponents clashing in the streets of cairo. on wednesday, opposition leader mohamad held there by blamed the morsi government for the violence p.m. we hold president morsi and his government but irresponsible for the violence that is happening in egypt today. what is happening at the presidential palace at the moment, without the protection of the country, is an announcement from the country and the president that they do not hold their responsibility to protect the country. >> in a bid to calm th