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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (171879)	10/4/2005 8:05:29 PM
From: geode00	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Frankly, I have no real idea which group is doing what to whom in regards to the constitution. Is al-Sadr against it? Are the Kurds arguing with the Shiites in the government? Are some Sunnis voting for it in hopes of getting some peace and electricity? At any rate, with the new rules, how could it not pass? abcnews.go.com "...But to defeat it, two-thirds of registered voters must vote "no" in at least three provinces. The interpretation raises the bar to a level almost impossible to meet. In a province of 1 million registered voters, for example, 660,000 would have to vote "no" even if that many didn't even come to the polls. The United Nations cried foul. "Ultimately, this will be a sovereign decision by the Iraqis,spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in New York. "That being said, it is our duty in our role in Iraq to point out when the process does not meet international standards."