Chávez to Propose Removing His Term Limits (NYT's soulmate wants to rule for life)

NYT ^ | 08/15/07 | SIMON ROMERO

[TigerLikesRooster]

Chávez to Propose Removing His Term Limits

By SIMON ROMERO

Published: August 15, 2007

CARACAS, Venezuela, Aug. 14 — President Hugo Chávez will unveil a project to change the Constitution on Wednesday that is expected to allow him to be re-elected indefinitely, a move that would enhance his authority to accelerate a socialist-inspired transformation of Venezuelan society.

The removal of term limits for Mr. Chávez, which is at the heart of the proposal, is expected to be accompanied by measures circumscribing the authority of elected governors and mayors, who would be prevented from staying in power indefinitely, according to versions of the project leaked in recent weeks.

Willian Lara, the communications minister, said Mr. Chávez would announce the project before the National Assembly, where all 167 lawmakers support the president. Supporters of Mr. Chávez, who was re-elected last year with some 60 percent of the vote, also control the Supreme Court, the entire federal bureaucracy, public oil and infrastructure companies and every state government but two.

The aim of the overhaul is “to guarantee to the people the largest amount of happiness possible,” Mr. Lara said at a news conference on Tuesday.

[GreenLanternCorps]

I’m visualizing the picture of Adolf Hitler standing before an adoring Reichstag around the time the Enabling Act was passed. Anyone have that to post?

[Old Grumpy]

This tyrant is Venezuela’s version of Fidel Castro.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Yes. On the other hand, the path he took to reach his power has more in common with Adolf Hitler. First gets popularly elected, intimidates his opposition, and secures absolute power.

[agrace]

Interesting thread - they seem confused, I wonder why. /s

Here's a post that reinforces my belief that DU posters are made up of teenagers, extremely extreme leftists, and conservative trolls. Seems this guy's still in high school, probably some "progressive" one in Ithica or Seattle.

Nonsense. Socialism is whatever they guy you don't like advocates.

Nobody pays any attention to the definitions - it's the labels that are important.

Chavez is a socialist - therefore, he's bad.

Universal healthcare is socialist - therefore, it's bad.

Social Security is socialist - therefore, it's bad.

Couldn't possibly be that they are all actually bona fide examples of socialism. The ignorance is staggering.