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Reader comment on item: Evidence that Morsi Actually Lost the Egyptian Presidency

Submitted by J. Gilbert (United States), Aug 19, 2013 at 13:58

Whether or not he won the election based on democratic rules, one thing became clear soon afterwards: that it would be the last real or fair election Egyptians would experience for a long time to come.

Exactly a year ago Morsi steamrolled over the concept of an Arab Spring or a budding democracy by unilaterally nullifying parts of their constitution. He declared his own power over it, first by forcing the immediate ouster of most of its key military leaders and replacing them with his own select Islamist supporters, drawing the line: "We go on to new horizons, with new generations, with new blood that has long been awaited."

That new power was followed a few months later by his assuming reign over the courts. The NY Times wrote a few months later, "Seldom in history has a postrevolutionary leader amassed so much personal power only to relinquish it swiftly." Morsi granted himself extra-legal powers by decree, including "power to take all necessary measures and procedures" against any future threats to the "revolution." So even if the election was considered fair by democratic standards, the actions of that new regime immediately following it, implies it was done in bad faith, with the intent to actually be the final election for a long time.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
second choice [190 words]jeromeAug 21, 2013 19:29209147
Proof.. [43 words]Jerry ZazulakAug 21, 2013 18:19209144
Evicence that Morsi actually lost the Egyptian Presidency. Dictatorial regimes don't represent democracy. [54 words]AnneAug 21, 2013 08:40209133
Morsi not a democratic elected president [54 words]sawsanAug 20, 2013 13:20209115
1Morsi is a criminal [429 words]dhimmi no moreAug 21, 2013 06:38209115
1Shadi Hamid is paid by the despicable Qatarees who are supporting the MB [221 words]dhimmi no moreAug 20, 2013 10:49209110
Morsi was a president and now he is not... [5 words]NuritGAug 20, 2013 02:11209096
1Why I'm Skeptical [101 words]DaveAug 19, 2013 20:18209091
1Morsi is a criminal and so is the MB [135 words]dhimmi no moreAug 19, 2013 19:11209087
Bad faith regardless [213 words]J. GilbertAug 19, 2013 13:58209080
another point [73 words]peyamiAug 19, 2013 13:03209078
2Obama may not have won the election either [20 words]GamalielAug 19, 2013 12:46209077

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