What happens if the Iraqi Government ISN'T formed by July 15?

[Trimark]

I know that the Iraqi politicians are bound by their constitution to select someone to form a government within 30 days of June 14 but what happens if they don't? What consequences do they face?

[automag]

http://www.uniraq.org/documents/iraqi_constitution.pdf

All the answers are in there Trimark...However. We have seen them stomp on this document and how do you gage what will happen if they can do so? IDK. So really all you can do is read it and understand it and only then can you guess at any outcome. I wish I could do better than that but with all the carping and griping now days I will just send you to the constitution and let you come to your own conclusions as to what is or is not correct.

If you want to discuss what you have read then PM me. We'll talk.

[madmanak47]

We Wait just like we have for the last 5 years !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Trimark]

Very interesting. Thanks automag and Madman. It's the first time I've seen a copy of their constitution. It's actually pretty easy to read for a government document.

From what I read it seems that they don't have anything specifically in place if they don't select someone to form a government within 30 days, probably because they couldn't imagine something so idiotic.

Article 64 is the only possibility and that basically says that the Council of Representatives can be dissolved if the majority of members vote that it is OR "upon the request of 1/3 of its members by the Prime Minister with consent of the President." If the Council is dissolved, then new elections are held.

Technically since Maliki is still the PM and he controls 89 of the 108 seats needed to get to the 1/3 number mentioned above, IF he could get Talabani's permission and IF Maliki could get about 20 other people to his side, he could force the dissolution of the Council and then request new elections.

I don't think that will happen for several reasons including the fact that if the Iraqi people aren't happy how things are going now they would probably go ballistic then, but at this point Maliki is so desperate to hang on to power I wouldn't put anything past him.

I'm so ready for the politicians to just get it together already and do what they were elected for so the RV can happen.

[madmanak47]

Trimark

What's to say they will RV when a goverment is in place they could drag this out to the end of the Year.

The Madman

[keepmwlknfny]

I believe it was stated Al-Sistani will take the healms to form the govt if they cant figure it out 30 days from when they pick the president......

[mrparrot]

http://www.uniraq.or...onstitution.pdf

All the answers are in there Trimark...However. We have seen them stomp on this document and how do you gage what will happen if they can do so? IDK. So really all you can do is read it and understand it and only then can you guess at any outcome. I wish I could do better than that but with all the carping and griping now days I will just send you to the constitution and let you come to your own conclusions as to what is or is not correct.

If you want to discuss what you have read then PM me. We'll talk.

You're not surprised that they're stomping on their Constitution, are you?

You shouldn't be.

They're being taught "Democracy" by the US Government.

How many times has the US Government stomped on our Constitution?

Or at least attempted to...?

[Trimark]

Trimark

What's to say they will RV when a goverment is in place they could drag this out to the end of the Year.

Not a thing Madman. These politicians take dragging things out to an art form. My guess is that once the government is actually seated that things can then move on to the next step and whatever the next step is (ending Chapter 7, RV, etc.) will be out of the politicians hands. They just need to do their part so it gets us to the next step.

[wbuse984]

You're not surprised that they're stomping on their Constitution, are you?

You shouldn't be.

They're being taught "Democracy" by the US Government.

How many times has the US Government stomped on our Constitution?

Or at least attempted to...?

Mr. P, not surprised at all, our constitution is being violated as we speak, and the current view in Washington is to turn us into a 3rd world country via a euro-centric-socialistic makeover of our government...bummer...

[ReturnToGod]

"...our constitution is being violated as we speak, and the current view in Washington is to turn us into a 3rd world country via a euro-centric-socialistic makeover of our government...bummer..."

Well said!

[JC1970]

Also the forum to some capacity has brought the payroll question to the surface in the past.....Some if not all of these politicians have very lucrative incomes and are probably in fear of losing such positions along with their monetary benefits,security for there families,luxury life styles..etc....

Intentional Procrastination I believe has been exercised along with malicious self centered bureaucracy but hopefully the clock is ticking in favor for the iraqi people...

In which the RV will manifest itself and daily lives will be improved