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2004-01-13 Iraq

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2004-01-13 00:25|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sistani can threaten what he likes. We've already Iraqified this debate -- via the Governing Council members, who are (with a few exceptions) as screwed as anyone if Sistani turns out to have veto power over the governance of their country (not to mention balance-of-power issues etc.).

Posted by someone 2004-1-13 2:03:52 AM|| 2004-1-13 2:03:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Good! You have to remember that Iraqis have a fairly vague notion of what democracy is all about. The one-person-one-vote bit mr. Sistani probably gets. The notion of checks and balances is probably harder for him to grasp.

In a multi-ethnic state there has to be protections for minorities.

Posted by phil_b 2004-1-13 2:52:42 AM|| 2004-1-13 2:52:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Since Iraq has a built-in Shiite majority (60%), constitution amendments (if they ever get around to writing one) should probably require 75% majorities. The national legislature should resemble the US, with one chamber based on population and other with a fixed number of seats per province. Electoral districts for national elections within a given province should be determined by elected provincial legislatures once a decade, as in the US.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-1-13 9:58:17 AM|| 2004-1-13 9:58:17 AM|| Front Page Top

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