--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 4/17/06 10:22:30 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Do you think that Iran isn't a Democracy? > > > > > I believe Iran is considered a theocracy. The mullahs have first say in > anything. They allow the election of a parliament, but they maintain control. >
The CIA counts it as an Islamic Republic. Their government is elected democratically but with certain controls imposed on it from the clergy. They even allow non-Moslems to hold elected office in the parliament, although not more than 5%. However, that 5% is enough to have influence in a close vote. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
