Critics frame disqualifications as breach of democratic principle
5 Yesterday 3:45 AM · 1d ago · 1 post · 2 comments · 1 source · development 5 of 5
Reddit commenter argues that if the Supreme Court is expected to overturn the bans, the coalition parties that supported them disregarded democratic principles, and that democracies relying solely on courts to uphold those principles are at risk—particularly given the current government's track record of ignoring Supreme Court rulings.
“If it's a clear-cut case and we can expect the Supreme Court to overturn it, it means that the coalition parties that supported the ban blatantly disregarded those democratic principles.”
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Ofer Cassif Hadash MK, Joint List candidateSami Abu Shehadeh Balad party chairman
Mansour Abbas United Arab List (Ra'am) party leaderNoam Sohlberg Central Elections Committee chairman, Deputy Supreme Court PresidentAttorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara Legal chief
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1 outlet Balad party chief says Knesset election disqualification ‘political,’ vows to keep fighting
first by Anadolu Agency, 23h ago
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Part of being a democracy is that major political parties uphold democratic principles. If it’s a clear-cut case and we can expect the Supreme Court to overturn it, it means that the coalition parties that supported the ban blatantly disregarded those democratic principles. More generally, democracies where only the courts uphold democratic…
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No defense it's just political theater for Likud. Red meat for the base. It'll immediately get overturned by supreme court aka checks and balances. Honestly I'm surprised to see it even posted here. Nothing burger, happens every election.
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It's Israel's comparison of Trump being impeached several times by Democrat-majority congress. Part of the show.
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