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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Right......just like your narrow interpretation of the Constitution is just your own personal opinion and that of others, but by no means is the absolute truth.
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because it's so damned hard to clearly understand 'shall not be infringed', that we need 9 black robed tyrants, 435 lawmakers, 18 different special interest groups, and a handful of lawyers to actually interpret those words as if we hadn't taken english vocabulary.
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
While external reports like the AI report shine light on the issue, the greatest barrier to ensuring the civil rights of the Iranian people is the fact that under the Iranian Constitution, the Supreme Leader (Ayatollah) is not accountable to the people, the Council of Guardians (hand-picked by the Ayatollah) has to approve any candidate running for president, and the Supreme Council (de facto Supreme Court) is not an independent judiciary.
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while here in the US, we also supposedly have a system where our elected leaders are held accountable to the people and an independent judiciary, yet our rights are still violated on a daily basis. hows that working?