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Caribbean-Latin America
Venezuela Court Overturns Recall Ruling
2004-03-24
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - A chamber of Venezuela's Supreme Court dealt a blow Tuesday to opponents of President Hugo Chavez by overruling fellow justices on a petition for recalling him from office. The court's constitutional chamber struck down a ruling by the electoral chamber, which had ordered election officials to accept 870,000 signatures they had questioned. In a widely expected decision, Chief Justice Ivan Rincon said the petition did not fall under the electoral chamber's jurisdiction.
Mayor Daley appreciates the elegant use of the fix here.
The decision might not be final. Chavez opponents can appeal the ruling to all 20 of the court's magistrates, but it was not immediately clear they would do so. The high court is divided into several chambers responsible for different areas of law. Rincon defended the council's authority to reject signatures. "The National Electoral Council ... is an autonomous and independent branch of government," he said.
"Please don't kill us!"
Posted by:Steve White

#5  The middle class is pissed and what left of the economy is already collapsing. Thomas Jefferson sez 18 mounths.... if you have a Lincoln.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-03-24 1:41:29 PM  

#4  hope we're cultivating ties in the opposition AND the military.....Chavez needs a Mussolini-ending
Posted by: Frank G   2004-3-24 11:46:00 AM  

#3  The only difference between a Communist and a Socialist is that a Socialist can be removed from office. This "moderates" his behavior somewhat (no gulags or killing fields). Their goals and morals are the same.

Looks like Chavez is about to cross the line.
Posted by: Jackal   2004-3-24 10:17:07 AM  

#2  It appears they can vote him out in the recall, since his sabotage of the recall petition failed. Now the questions are simple:

1) Will he allow a straight-up a vote on the recall?
Of course not - he's Chavez The Grate!

2) Will he go when he loses?
See #1

Markets are like little old ladies in a quilting circle - only less courageous. SH's right - when the shit hits the fan, it will hurt a lot of people - outside Venezuela, too.

Hey Spain, look what happens when you put a two-faced whoreing Socialist into office. Hard to get rid of them when they don't care about democracy in the first place. Take care - get rid of Zappie before he cements his hold by gutting law enforcement and bribing everyone else.
Posted by: .com   2004-3-24 6:30:12 AM  

#1  This could easily mean chaos. If it gets really ugly Chavez could possibly dynamite his old production facilites. Here is a post from a couple of days ago with some background on the Electoral Court controversy. This could result in another economic downturn in the US which would dunk everybody else's market as well.
Posted by: Super Hose   2004-3-24 3:21:31 AM  

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