Posted on 04/25/2008 8:18:28 AM PDT by cowtowney
Washington, D.C. The Cato Institute has announced that Yon Goicoechea, leader of the pro-democracy student movement in Venezuela that successfully prevented President Hugo Chávezs regime from seizing broad dictatorial powers in December 2007, has been awarded the 2008 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty.
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A 23-year-old law student, Mr. Goicoechea plays a pivotal role in organizing and voicing opposition to the erosion of human and civil rights in his country. In his commitment to a modern Venezuela, Goicoechea emphasizes tolerance and the human right to seek prosperity.
Venezuelas student movement emerged in May of 2007 in response to a government-ordered shutdown of the nations oldest private television station, RCTV. In the face of ongoing death threats and continual intimidation due to his prominent and vocal leadership, Mr. Goicoechea has been indispensible in organizing massive, peaceful student protest marches that have captured the worlds attention.
By December of 2007, the student movement was credited with defeating a proposed constitutional reform that would have concentrated unprecedented political and economic power in the hands of the government.
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Excellent. The guy is a wizard.
Cajones de brasso, amigo.
First of all you assume being right v wrong is relative, which it is not.
Second of all, I don’t care what Chavez thinks. Try not to be such a coward.
Established in 2002 and presented every two years, the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty is the leading international award for significant contributions to advancing individual liberty. The Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman passed away in November of 2006.
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Sean Penn, call on line 1..........
Oh, you'd get over it! Trust me.
Well said.
Looks like this award is the antithesis of the Nobel Peace Prize. This youngster is wise beyond his years and a hero worthy of this recognition.
Are you joking? Chavez has been picking fights HERE and all over this hemisphere for YEARS.
WAKE UP!
jas3
Good point. Chavez has been feeding money to the Kennedys for years.
Absolute silence in the press.
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