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2007-01-31 Caribbean-Latin America

BREAKING: Venezuela gives initial approval to ~~Chavez Powers~~ dictatorship

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Posted by BA 2007-01-31 10:36|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 And 18 months will become 2 years. And 2 years will become 5 years. And then...el presidente for life, anybody? This was all depressingly predictable. And the real pisser is that the left will defend him the whole way.

Posted by Jonathan">Jonathan 2007-01-31 13:26|| 2007-01-31 13:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Enabling Law: right out of the Nazi playbook...couldn't even come up with their own title.

Posted by RexMundi 2007-01-31 14:06|| 2007-01-31 14:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Since Chavez now has the power to rule by decree, what's stopping him from decreeing that he is now and forecermore heriditary dictator-for-life with the power to rule by decree in perpetuity?

Some people are just so stupid it boggles the mind.

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2007-01-31 15:20|| www.fire-on-the-suns.com]">[www.fire-on-the-suns.com] 2007-01-31 15:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, he wuz elected fairly, sez Jimmah, and he iz a man o' peace, so its gotta be tee-rue.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-01-31 23:29|| 2007-01-31 23:29|| Front Page Top

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