Commentary One of the (obviously many) raps on Iran is that Ayatollah Khamenei makes the final determination of who can or cannot run for president, making the Islamic Republic the furthest thing from a real democracy. Enter California. As of two days ago there were all of 41 candidates (potential governors) on the California Gavin Newsom recall ballot—not so fast, Larry Elder. The longtime talk radio host, author, filmmaker, and Epoch Times video contributor, aka the Sage of South Central, who had thrown his estimable hat in the ring had been given the full mullah treatment (i. e., kept off the ballot) by the California Secretary of State, Ayatollah Shirley N. Weber. (Yes, I know, they cannot be female, but this is California.) Elder is suing her to be reinstated with the results possibly appearing momentarily. A final candidate list is also supposed to be revealed today. I am writing …