# Is civil war in Egypt averted? 90% yes for new Constitution.

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**Created:** [January 17, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-civil-war-in-egypt-averted-90-yes-for-new-constitution/679071 "2014-01-17T16:30:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-civil-war-in-egypt-averted-90-yes-for-new-constitution/679071/687 "2014-02-06T19:31:33Z")

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> [@NotfooledbyW](#):
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> I write my own stuff. Your conjecture is as unnecessary as it is wrong.
> 
> My flight is about to leave the gate. I will tell you again why you are wrong later this evening.

You’re going to prove that my conjecture that Barack Obama is the validly elected president of the US is wrong?

Please do.

Or, are you referring to my characterization of your position in what you quoted?

Your position is that a presidential election is not valid unless the term of office is completed. So how can we know if Obama’s election is valid until his term of office is completed?

So,

Was Barack Obama’s election valid?  
**NfbW** : Maybe

True. His term of office is not yet complete.

Is Barack Obama the validly elected president right now?  
**NfbW** : We won’t know until 2016

True. This is the year the next election occurs.

Although technically, the inauguration of the next President will be in 2017. So this bring up other questions. Does the election of the next president mean that the election of previous president is valid? Or, is it not valid until the next, not yet validly elected, president actually takes office? Would a military overthrow in December invalidate two elections?

Tell us, when does an election become valid–end of current term or after the next election? On second thought, please don’t.

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