.Sunni anger at Iraq vote change
"Sunni Arabs have reacted angrily to a decision by Iraq's Shia-dominated parliament making it harder to reject the new constitution in 12 days' time.The fix is in!
The two-thirds majority needed in three provinces to defeat the constitution will now be counted from all registered - as opposed to actual - voters.
Many registered voters may not show up because of violence, it is argued.
Saleh al-Mutlaq, of the Sunni group Iraqi National Dialogue, called the change a "clear forgery"."
BBC
I think this is the first time that the TAL has failed us, let's hope it's the last.
"For it to pass, a majority of those who turn out to vote have to say “Yes”, while for it to be defeated, two-thirds of registered voters in three or more provinces have to say “No”.Maybe it's not the TAL...this is a fix.
What the interim constitution actually says is: “The general referendum will be successful and the draft constitution ratified if a majority of the voters in Iraq approve and if two -thirds of the voters in three or more governorates do not reject it.”"
KhaleejTimes
posted by madtom at 1:26 PM
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"It is a chess move intended to undercut the insurgency."
Chess has rules that cant be changed right before the checkmate is called. It's a fix when the rules change two weeks before the election, and it undercuts the legitimacy of the process. Don't expect it to work, and don't be surprised when it blows up in our face.
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