Wednesday, February 17, 2016

The Guardian Council of Iran (?)

The Guardian Council of the Constitution is an appointed and constitutionally- council that wields considerable power and influence in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Council has played a central role in allowing only one interpretation of Islamic values to inform Iranian law, as it consistently disqualifies reform-minded candidates—including the most well-known candidates—from running for office, and vetoes laws passed by the popularly elected Majlis

When the 2009 Presidential election was announced, the popular former president, Mohammad Khatami, would not discuss his plans to run against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the Council may disqualify the Muslim cleric as it has other reformist candidates on the grounds that they were not dedicated enough to Islamic values.

Paul Ryan
Mitch McConnell
The Bushes
Lindsay Graham
Karl Rove
Kochs
Reince Priebus
Emeritus: Eric Cantor

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Have no doubt, people.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yeah, you nailed it Epa!