Message from @Great Britain
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the most recent one may have been the cuban revolution?
cuba is a shithole
go to cuba
if you count coups syria
Cuban revolution like what? Castro? Are you sure that's the best example you have?
it's a shithole
Syria?
All shitholes.
oh the iranian revolution
Really
It always has been
Really? A fucking theocracy?
yeah
Iranian revolution was taken over by the priesthood lol
as I said
totally unpredictable outcomes
A theocratic dictatorship.
it's a theocratic republic
Good stuff.
YEah, with a supreme leader with power to veto everything including elected presidents.
If you want sudden change of power at least go for a coup, not a revolution
much less damage, much more efficient
he doesn't have the power to veto everything
Yes or diplomacy
The Ayatollah is the ultimate authority on the interpretation of the Sharia, thus he functions kinda like the US Supreme Court, but the constitution can never be changed.
the guardian council is the equivalent of the supreme court
Is it?
Supreme leader has the power to decide on everything, he has power above the president and over the three branches. And he serves for life.
That's a king
I thought the Ayatollahs did the interpretation of weather or not a given law or practice is consistent with Islam, and the Supreme Ayatollah was the ultimate authority on that, if there was scholarly conflict.
He has sacked ministers before.
it's the body in charge of interpreting the constitution and it also forms a quasi-upper house
12 members, 6 appointed by parliament and 6 by the supreme leader with 3/4ths majority required for constitutional interpretation
Does it have the ability to proclaim that eating pork is OK?
i dunno if they have de jure ability to do that but it would probably never happen
I'm asking in theory
because I'm pretty sure the answer is no
regardless of verisimilitude
of the scenario
the republic is Islamic for a reason