But that's the point Ferocious old chap ... whilst Morsi was democratically elected, he then went off at a tangent, giving himself "temporary" powers to enact whatever law he chose, thereby somewhat undermining what I (and a significant bunch of people in Tahrir Square) think of as democracy and leading many to believe that he was misusing his mandate by heading towards a government run by Islam rather than by secular process.

Isn't that a problem with the way the constitution is/was drafted as much as Morsi's wish to impose Islamic law on his people? Shouldn't any constitution contain safeguards to prevent any one person having the power (temporary or otherwise) to enact laws unilaterally?

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How long will the next president get? If a few thousand take to the streets a month after the new president is sworn in, will the army step in again? How many protesters does it take, 1,000, 10,000, 1 million.

Seems like the army just have the power to do what they want.

Shambles. He was democratically elected.

See El B's post above. That isn't the issue

Who says he 'went beyond his powers etc'? Is this a fact or is it one army general that decides? What some Egyptians probably thought was unconstitutional others thought was necessary.

Reading through some of his decisions it appears some of his first decisions were to challenge and limit the powers of the generals - no wonder they wanted rid of him. I don't blame him for trying as it's obvious who has the power in that country.

It seems that Egypt is so divided that large swathes of the population will be upset at any one time depending on who is in office. So let the Army show their 'road map' - another election will follow but when the protests begin again, the army will step in again. A true democracy cannot be built in such a way.

I would be surprised if there is any Muslim Brotherhood candidates.

Firstly 300 hundred have been arrested - how many are left?

Secondly why would you bother? Assuming you were elected, as soon as the protests began you would be ousted by the Army and thrown in a cell.

Effectively the Army's influence is going to be twofold.

1. They will control who can stand for election; and

2. They will influence policy and the direction of the country as the next president knows they will be waiting in the wings should they make unpopular decisions.

Unpopular decisions? Have you not read what they tried to do?

Wait...Wait for it...If we're all very quiet and listen very carefully we might just hear the sound of a Wikipedia page opening

Well, yes; which is why I've repeatedly explained that same point myself

Steady on. No need for girlie stuff.



My humour is [ialways[/i funny, but for many, it's just ahead of its time. Oh and I do regularly predict hypothetical future consequences. My bookie's flash motor is a fair measure of my success.

Yes indeed.
I think you've put your finger on it right there.

So, who gets to draw up a constitution?