Top Saudi Prince Rules Out Elected Shura Council (Reuters)

[bobthedrummer]

Saudi Arabia is not yet ready to have an elected parliament because voters may pick illiterate and unqualified candidates, Defence Minister Sultan said in remarks broadcast Monday.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=4623149§ion=news

[yardwork]

1. As opposed to the illiterate and unqualified Royal Family that they have.

[bobthedrummer]

2. I wonder what definitions of literacy and qualified the House of Saud

Royals hold?
:puke::argh:

[smirkymonkey]

3. And why not?? The United States

is run by the illiterate and unqualified - and the Saudi's seem to like it that way.

[Nihil]

4. At least they've learned *something* from Western Democracy

> Saudi Arabia is not yet ready to have an elected parliament because
> voters may pick illiterate and unqualified candidates ...

... like George W Bush ...

[mobuto]

5. The obvious solution would be, of course

for Saudi Arabia to set up a real secular public school system capable of properly educating its population. But that would mean cutting back on new swimming pool construction at the palaces.

[yardwork]

6. An educated populace and free elections

would mean the end of the House of Saud.