We may not vote, but we can still say what we really want

What will you do as a citizen when you can't vote for your preferred candidates who have your favorite plans?

Welcome to Iran, where, based on the latest election regulations, no one can stand for parliament elections unless he or she acknowledges the Islamic regime, the rule of Islam (one must be a practicing Muslim), and the concept of unlimited power of it's supreme leader (or simply Wilayat Faqih).

So what happens when a system doesn't let anyone in, except its trusted friends? The answer is something that's been frustrating Iranian Reformists for a while: Nobody votes.

Now imagine when people couldn't express what they really want, they would come out and say it publicly. In other words, suppose that thousands of Iranian announce their symbolic candidacy for the parliament elections, as I already did, and publicly show what they think their plans would be, no matter they'd be accepted as a qualified candidate or not.

So before I start to talk about my own agenda, a few friends and I have decided to build a website in which everyone can easily make a webpage including his or her name, picture, biography and their agenda. (Note: I had this idea from the begining. But it was after a phone conversation with Pedram that I realized I should do it before I actually start talking about my own platfom.)

This way, we can show the world that how different is our expectations and plans from those of Reformists who think are representing the majority of people. They have been blaming people for not caring enough about their fate lately. But when people truly show what they want, the Reformists may realize that they are generally nothing very much different than their opponents.

Iranians demand major changes in the Islamic regime's goals, methods, and behaviors. They do not show up to vote in any election unless they feel they have real choices. At the same time, they don't favor a violent way of change, because they've already suffered enough from the outcomes of a violent revolution.

Additional Resources:
- Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Election rules and regulations (by IranMania)
- News coverage of Previous elections