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Armed Forces should protect the country from any outside threat and fulfill this
duty under the leadership of the sitting President. The President would nominate
qualified candidates for the Cabinet and the Judiciary, to be approved by the Parliament.
The Parliament and President should be elected by a free electorate with appropriate
term limits based on the reasonable time to complete their duties as elected representatives
of the people.The collective voice of the people of Iran is incorruptible. Should a President or member of Parliament mis-perform, they will not be re-elected and may even be impeached by the Parliament as deemed necessary. In this way all functions of the government are entirely accountable to the people and their elected representatives. END Founded in 6000 BC, TPI are a borderless organization comprised of expatriate and inpatriate Iranians. TPI are dedicated to improving opportunities for and promoting the recognition of TPI from a wide range of disciplines, professions, arts and sciences. TPI have a variety of political and religious affiliations. For further information please visit: thepeopleofiran.org (currently under reconstruction). Press Contact: dontshoot@thepeopleofiran.org * Printer friendly Does this article have spelling or other mistakes? Tell me to fix it.
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