The opposition would have won despite the corrupt and biased nature of the IEC 
against them.  That would make the opposition even more legitimate.  They can 
then go on to clean house and give us a real IEC that would be independent and 
care about all the stakeholders; not just Jammeh and APRC.

Ansu
>>>>
Kejau said:

Thanks LJ.
Independence of IEC is matter of opinion and not of fact. Either way 
independence is not the same as legitimacy. 
My concern is if the opposition wins and the legitimacy is of concern how are 
they going to legitimise that government.  

Sent from Kejau's iPhone

On 5 Oct 2011, at 16:54, Lamin Darbo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


Kejau
 
How say you to our good brother Haruna? 
 
Do you think the IEC is independent?
 
If not independent, then may be constitutionally deficient?
 
Assuming the IEC's deficiency is of deliberate design, what does that say for 
its legitimacy?
 
 
 
 
LJDarbo


From: Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 16:02
Subject: Re: [G_L] IEC on the upcoming elections


Brother Kejau,

I understand you are a luminary legal scholar.

1. Illegitimate is a bit different from Illegal. It is generally context that 
determines the meaning of some words.

2. In a dictatorship and a criminal enterprise, NOTHING is ILLEGAL or 
ILLEGITIMATE.

Illegitimacy of institutions gives dictatorships and criminal enterprises life 
and sustenance. That is where the terms: aiding and abetting came from in cannon 
and tort law.

Thank you for your concern and query in this matter Kejau. I hope I have 
explained amply.

Haruna.



-----Original Message-----
From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
To: GAMBIA-L <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wed, Oct 5, 2011 6:44 am
Subject: Re: [G_L] IEC on the upcoming elections


How is the IEC illegal. You cannot just throw words around. Tell what is illegal 
about them and how their illegitimacy can affect Yayas defeat. 

Sent from Kejau's iPhone

On 5 Oct 2011, at 02:55, Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


Thank you Ansumana for sharing the Freedomnewspaper and the IEC. It is 
comforting to learn that Carayol is efforting in due-diligence in bringing us 
the november elections. My baseline contention is that the current Carayol IEC 
is illegitimate and Carayol ought to consider resigning and insisting on a 
representative IEC. However, should his conscience not accomodate such sobriety, 
I applaud him for efforting to conduct good elections. It will never be good in 
these circumstances. I encourage all opposition parties, united or not, to 
boycot the november polls unless a legitimate IEC is constituted.

Haruna.

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