John Tabin writes on the Iraqi elections (via Glenn):
The political calculation is simple: The constitution cannot be ratified if it is rejected by two-thirds or more voters in three provinces, and Sunni Arab leaders may thus be able to scuttle a constitution they don't like.
Which is why I've been arguing for a while that the multi-ethnic/religious makeup of Iraq may really be a good thing, not a problem as others have predicted. They all have to agree on a constitution.
And, reasons to be hopeful that things will turn out well in Iraq with Sistani taking the lead:
Sistani, for his part, according to a profile in last Sunday's Los Angeles Times, has been spending a lot of time studying constitutions, including the American, French, and German constitutions and the unwritten constitution of Britain, in an effort to get it right.
Thursday, February 10, 2005
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