Iraqi Constitutional Vote Today

Omar is live blogging the Iraqi vote. This is a crucial moment in the evolution of democracy in a country that was oppressed far too long.

The turnout in our district looks quiet good and actually going to the voting office was a good opportunity to meet some friends I haven’t seen in months.I met one friend on the way and when I asked him what would his vote be he said that he hasn’t decided yet “if I voted yes I would be approving some articles that I don’t agree with and if I voted no we would go back to where we started from…” he said and that was really refreshing because this guy who used to believe in conspiracy theories and stuff like “what America wants is what’s going to happen” now feels that his vote can make a difference.

Hammorabi has has some thoughts as well:

No major problems until now and the voters are free to cast their votes.

This is the first time for the Iraqis to vote for their own constitution. It is indeed the first time in the Middle East especially the Arab countries.

We expect a big YES for the constitution possibly around 80%. This YES is a big bullet in the head of the terrorism.This is a historic day and the political process moving forward in spite of the efforts of all of the evils to disable or delay it.

It sounds as though things are going well.