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Author: Muhammad Abdul-Jabbar carp
31/01/2012
Mohammed Abdul-Jabbar carp
Yassin Majeed MP hit when he said that the return of Iraq is a step in the right compared to previous error. Previous error is suspended participation in the meetings of the Council of Representatives. The right move is to return to these meetings.
Why consider the suspension or boycott a mistake?
The reason is simple, because the seat won by the MP, not the fruit of the degree of functional MP obtained by the accumulation of years of his service in the state. And not the result of a political decision taken by this or that leader. But it is a popular choice has been through free elections. MP loyal to the voters in winning his parliamentary seat, not the list of electoral or parliamentary bloc. Attorney employee of the voter, and not the state, Auand political bloc that is working under its banner. True of the Deputy be absent from parliament in one case, the voters when they make a decision exempting it from the membership of Parliament, and this happens once every four years. Therefore, we say that democracy is not something to decide in vice, for political reason or other, drop out to attend meetings of Parliament, and not to participate. That he rebels against the "employer" any voter, for the benefit of the other hand, do not have the right to prevent him from attending parliament sessions.
This first, and the return of Iraqi MPs to the parliament can decide on behalf of the bloc issue of their participation or non-participation in the government. If any of the deputies that the orientations of the current government and their positions contrary to their attitudes and positions, and this is normal and expected in a democratic system, it may decide it is better for the bloc not to participate in the government of this kind, and it is better for them and for voters who represent them, they were switched to the opposition. This position will not take them out of the political process, not even them out of government or political system. Political system, governance, composed of government and the opposition. Opposition can be effective participation in governance, through the control of the government, and accountability, and criticism, and participation in public debates in parliament, and to influence its decisions.
MP Mahmoud Othman says that it is possible to form a majority government if there was a political guarantees for the opposition. This statement properly, which must provide these guarantees. It is most important in a country like Iraq, but the government take action against political opposition. In a democratic system, even if the fledgling Iraqi democratic principles like, can provide such guarantees. Will be the effective parliamentary opposition another step in the right direction, the direction of strengthening and consolidating democracy in Iraq. This is the benefit of everyone in the end.
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