If 65% of Iraqis voted NO to the constitution it still could have passed.

[Walt Starr]

It required 3 provinces voting no by more than 2/3 of the votes in those provinces in order for the thing to go down in flames. That means that nationwide, 65% of those voting could have voted against it and IT COULD HAVE STILL PASSED!

And the weird thing is, even with the fraud in the election, it almost did not pass!

[ClintonTyree]

1. democracy in action........

freedom is on the march. Well, bush administration democracy and freedom that is. That's an entirely different brand than REAL Democracy and Freedom.

[Crankie Avalon]

2. If worse comes to worse, maybe they'll just use...

...a 5-4 vote in the Supreme Court to seal the deal.

[NNN0LHI]

3. They make it close just like our elections on purpose

It makes people think that they actually had a choice. Same thing they do to us.

Don

[Walt Starr]

4. I want to know the percentage of Iraqis who voted yes overall

If it's over 50%, I'll feel a bit better about the outcome. If at least a majority nationwide voted in favor of it, there is something to build on. There will still be insurgents, but they could overcome that with a majority in favor, especially if they cna get some Sunni leaders to agree.

If on the other hand, the population of the three provinces that voted no (including the one that did not reach 66.666666666...% no) was high enough to bring the overall percentage of no voters above 50%, then this constitution is completely illegitimate and there will eb no way to stop the civil war.

Since the overall percentage is not being reported, my suspicion is that this constitution passed with less than 50% of the voters supporting it. That will mean endless civil war if it is the case.

[Coexist]

6. do you think we will ever find this out? eom

[Walt Starr]

7. Only if it exceeds 50%

IF fewer than 50% of those casting votes voted in favor of the consitution, then we will never know. I base this on the blatant whoring by American media.

So it's simple, if the total percentage who voted yes is never reported, then you can safely assume that fewer than 50% of the voters ratified the constitution.

[rfkrfk]

5. also needed a majority of the total vote n/t

[Walt Starr]

8. I've not seen that reported anywhere.

gotta link for it?

[rfkrfk]

10. try this link

seventh paragraph
from the BBC, take it for what it is worth

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051025/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_referendum_6;_ylt=Ahw1S3h7ODZrpaiwlgu_YslX6GMA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

[spanone]

9. The fix was in from the beginning.