Posted on 01/29/2005 2:13:42 PM PST by gopwinsin04
Nashville, Tennessee..
Actually he didn't say that. What he said was that OF THOSE WHO DO NOT VOTE, most will refrain from doing so because of their fear of violence. Kinda changes the whole meaning from what was written on the wire services, doesn't it?
Laura Bush discusses Women's Issues with, from left; Dr. Habiba Sarabi, Afghanistan's Minister of Women's Affairs; Pascale Isho Warda, Iraq's new Minister of Displacement and Migration; Laura Bush, Dalia Qahraman Kaikhasraw, Iraqi Fulbright Scholar; Dr. Paula Dobriansky, America's Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs in Sea Island, Ga., June 9, 2004.
Seventy-year-old Iraqi exile Mehsin Imgoter holds his voting ballot up and begins to weep before putting it in the voting box in the Detroit suburb of Southgate, Michigan.
It sure does.
Democrats are all about words.
Republicans are about deeds, as in: "By their deeds, not their words, you shall know them."
These are really great pics of these brave souls. But sadly and predictably the headlines in the LIBERAL media will dwell on the bombings and bloodshed. Pathetic!
The plastic shredders are gone. The evil murdering raping sons are gone. The despot is in shackles. God has given all men the right to live free. The good guys just have to enforce it. That is us. We are the good guys. You leftists who degrade and speak ill of this greatest nation on earth are pathetic little pukes.
Of course we could also have ink to prevent double voting. But you know the RATS would dip their finger in the disappearing kind!!!
A ballot to be used in the January 30th Iraqi elections is displayed Jan. 19, 2005.
Sounds like a good idea to me, but the biggest fraud these days seems to come from absentee and provisional ballots.
Fantastic pictures.
Bless his heart, and bless GWB!
ping
hello anonymoussierra!
Dzieki, albo Dziekuje serdecznie to wystarczy !!!
Thank you Poland! and God bless the Brave Polish troops who helped free Iraq.
(and no, anonymoussierra, i can't speak or write Polish, but i think i just told you "thankyou"?) lol
Wonderful comment. I'm expecting to have to eat a lot of crow on the other side.
What? No hanging chads?
Great picture. Thanks for posting it.
From the White House:
Iraq's January 30 election is the next step on the road to a secure, prosperous, and democratic Iraq.
The Iraqis seek to hold elections that:
(1) are free, credible, and legitimate;
(2) advance the development of a constitution that embraces the freedoms and principles of democratic systems of government; and
(3) result in a representative government committed to peace, stability, and democracy in Iraq and throughout the region.
The Iraqi people will elect a 275-member Transitional National Assembly. The Assembly will:
Serve as Iraq's national legislature.
Name a Presidency Council, consisting of a President and two Vice Presidents. (By unanimous agreement, the Presidency Council will appoint a Prime Minister and, on his recommendation, cabinet ministers.)
Draft Iraq's new constitution, which will be presented to the Iraqi people for their approval in a national referendum in October 2005. Under the new constitution, Iraq will elect a permanent government in December 2005.
The election is being planned and executed by Iraqis for Iraqis.
The United States and the international community support the Iraqi people's aspirations for freedom.
The Iraqi people have suffered greatly during the more than three decades of Ba'athist tyranny. They are no strangers to violence and intimidation. So despite threats of violence, Iraqis will seek to shape their future by exercising their right to vote.
Successful elections in Iraq will be a blow to the forces of terror. In time, the defeat of terror in Iraq will set that nation on a course to lasting freedom, and will give hope to millions. And ultimately, a free, democratic Iraq will inspire reformers throughout the Middle East and make America more secure.
A goal of Iraq's Transitional Administrative Law (the law governing Iraq during its transition to a constitutional democracy) is a Transitional National Assembly composed of at least 25 percent women.
A voter registration list of 14.3 million names has been completed. The voter registration process consisted of validating and adding names, or correcting information, on the provisional voter registration list, which was based on the food-ration public distribution system. Iraqis had six weeks to complete this process.
More than 500 voter registration centers have been established to help Iraqis verify their registration. Iraqis will vote on Election Day at approximately 6,500 voting centers across Iraq.
The Transitional National Assembly election will be conducted according to a closed list proportional representation system with the entire country considered as a single electoral district.
In addition to the election of a Transitional National Assembly, the Transitional Administrative Law calls for the election of provincial councils and a Kurdistan National Assembly. These provincial elections will also be held on January 30.
111 political entities have submitted candidate lists for the national elections, and a total of 256 political entities composed of 18,900 candidates have registered to compete in the national election, 18 provincial elections, and the Kurdistan Regional government election. The 256 entities include 27 individuals, 33 coalitions of parties, and 196 independent parties, demonstrating widespread enthusiasm for the political process.
The Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq was established to supervise the elections and ensure a fair and transparent process.
The UN Electoral Assistance Division is advising the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq. Other non-governmental organizations are providing technical support and assistance to the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq and the Iraqi Interim Government.
The Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq and various non-governmental organizations are engaged in a voter education campaign.
The Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq has 150 staff at its national headquarters, 126 at governorate offices, 120 trainers, and more than 6,000 electoral workers at the Voter Registration Centers throughout Iraq.
The role of the United States and the Coalition is limited. The United States has provided more than $40 million to help the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq conduct elections. Japan has pledged $40 million and the EU pledged $38 million for the election effort.
International support for the Iraqi election is essential. Military forces from 28 nations are working alongside Iraqi forces, helping to establish stability and security throughout Iraq. Coalition forces will continue to provide area security for polling day.
After the January 30, 2005 election:
The votes will be tabulated and winners declared.
The Transitional National Assembly will be seated.
The Assembly will appoint a Presidency Council, consisting of a President and two Deputy Presidents.
The Presidency Council will appoint a Prime Minister and-on his or her recommendation-cabinet ministers to run the Iraqi government's various ministries.
The Prime Minister and his cabinet must receive a vote of confidence by a simple majority of the Transitional National Assembly before commencing work as a government.
The Transitional National Assembly will draft a new Iraqi constitution.
The draft constitution is to be presented to the Iraqi people for approval in a national referendum in October 2005.
By the end of 2005, the Iraqi people will elect a new national government under a new, permanent constitution.
Earlier today I was praying that God would send a legion of angels to protect the Iraqis when they go to vote, and then I realized that he already has. They are wearing the uniform of the US Military.
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