Posted on 08/10/2014 6:54:29 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in a surprise speech late Sunday, resisted calls for his resignation and accused the country’s new president of violating the constitution, plunging the government into a political crisis at a time it is battling advances by Islamic State militants.
On Sunday night, in a nationally televised speech, al-Maliki declared he will file a legal complaint against the new president, Fouad Massoum, for committing “a clear constitutional violation".
“This attitude represents a coup on the constitution and the political process in a country that is governed by a democratic and federal system,” al-Maliki said. “The deliberate violation of the constitution by the president will have grave consequences on the unity, the sovereignty, and the independence of Iraq and the entry of the political process into a dark tunnel.
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Didn’t we just get rid of one a-hole tinpot dictator in Iraq?
These idiots arguing over a seat on the Titanic.
What is a prime minister vs. a president in our terms? Would he be the vice president, speaker of the house, what?
“A quagmire caused by the Obama 2012 reelection campaign”
Exactly right. Obama politics came ahead of doing what is right. He wanted the troops out of Iraq come hell or high water by the 2012 election cycle. The world is now paying for his stupid decision.
Sounds like Maliki is on sound constitutional ground.
“Article (68): 1st - The Council of Representatives selects from among the candidates a president of the republic by a two-thirds majority.
2nd - If no single candidate gets the required majority, the two candidates with the highest votes will compete and whoever wins a majority of votes in the second round is declared president of the republic. “
Obama doesn’t want ANY constitution followed though.
Imagine the precedent!
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