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2003-12-22 Iran

Iran starts screening possible election candidates

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Posted by Dan Darling 2003-12-22 12:20:37 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 But the conservative Guardian Council demands that all prospective candidates recognize the religious establishmentâs strict interpretation of the powers held by Khamenei, who hard-liners believe is above the law and answerable only to God.

The hard-line controlled judiciary has repeatedly punished students and activists for criticizing Khamenei. After reformists scored massive gains at the last elections, hard-liners responded with a campaign against liberals, closing down about 100 reformist publications and jailing dozens of journalists and political activists.

This only confirms the suspicion that any election in Iran is going to be a sham. So why bother having any?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-12-22 11:18:33 AM|| 2003-12-22 11:18:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Oh, man, gotta have elections! Can't be a real dictatorship without sham elections, ya know. The plebs demand a show.

Posted by mojo 2003-12-22 11:34:32 AM|| 2003-12-22 11:34:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I seem to recall a comment by one of the more disreputable politicians in the late 19th century(in tammany hall? help me here)--to the effect
"...you can vote for whoever you want, as long as I get to nominate the candidates."

Posted by N Guard 2003-12-22 11:53:08 AM|| 2003-12-22 11:53:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The vomit-brained degenerate morons at the BBC insist on it, doncha know?

Posted by Ernest Brown 2003-12-22 12:50:09 PM|| [saturninretrograde.blogspot.com] 2003-12-22 12:50:09 PM|| Front Page Top

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