Message from @Great Britain
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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
The law is not allowed to go against the tenants of Islam
and those are interpreted by the Ayatollahs
The republic only functions in as much as the priesthood says it can
If the best example of a post revolutionary government is Iran, im not impressed.
I'm not sure about the actual power relations on the ground
how strong is the revolutionary guard, as an autonomous institution, from the authority of the priesthood ?
I rly don know
i mean ultimately as far as i am aware the ability to legally accept or veto constitutional changes or legislation on the basis of its congruence with islam is vested in the guardian council
Iran is largely in a bad spot due to US sanctions plus it's a country rich in exportable natural resources. The relative efficacy of their form of government is very hard to judge under these circumstances.
Fuck the clintons fuck em all
Point being: regardless of his actual function, the actual efficacy of the system is stupidly difficult to judge considering the geopol circumstances...
Also: his list of fucking powers is huge
if you can dismiss every member of gov and are the deciding body when different institutions quarrel, you run the show
claiming otherwise is malice or stupidity
i don't see where it says he can dismiss every member of government
only those technically: "ministers of defense, intelligence, foreign affairs, and science"
scroll down to the functions section
lol
he can name and dismiss the Guardian Council members
lmao
half
other half are appointed by parliament
granted it's from a selection of people who are nominated by the justice, and the justice is nominated by him
he is the actual sovereign of the country
at least he has the power to be
formally
as I said: you're either daft or a contrarian if you think otherwise
People voted for a fucking murduetr, america, DONT EVER EVER LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN AlRIGHT!