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.

https://youtu.be/O63sv6GuhHg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Iran#Mandate_and_status

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!

You should be fucking ashamed

Im callibg out the whole of the America as they allowed this to happen