On Jun 26, 2009, at 6:51 PM, Michael Smith wrote:
> Quaint, huh? This may be partly due to the fact that Iran doesn't have
> an enlightened, modern Electoral College.
Man, I never thought I'd find myself defending the U.S. electoral system, but at least we don't have a bunch of clerics vetting candidates for office. Yeah, I know there are all kinds of informal vetting mechanisms - money, restrictive ballot laws, ideology, media idiocy, etc. - but at least in theory anyone here can run for office. So this sort of sneer is really preposterous.
Doug