Posted on 08/30/2009 4:00:20 AM PDT by Man50D
Venezuela's top prosecutor said Saturday that recent street protests were legally tantamount to "rebellion" against President Hugo Chavez's government and that demonstrators will now be charged.
The dramatic move by Attorney General Luisa Ortega capped a week of huge street protests, mostly directed against a new education law that critics say is politically charged.
"People who disturb order and the peace to create instability of institutions, to destabilize the government, or attack the democratic system, we are going to charge and try them," Ortega said in a statement, referring to the government of leftist-populist Chavez.
William Ojeda, of the opposition A New Time party, argued that "the very right to protest is being turned into a crime."
"The justice system is now being used as a tool of political and ideological persecution," Ojeda added.
Ortega claimed opposition groups were looking for "any reason to march, to create chaos, whatever they can, what they want is to destabilize, even by encouraging people to disobey the law."
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I wonder how long it will take for Dear Leader 0bama to take cue from his hero Chavez.
Sounds like the people have tried every peaceful method to find a Democratic solution to Chavez’s Dictatorial rule and are in need of arms to keep themselves from becoming a dictatorship.
Liberate Venezuela and Cuba.
A group of people were heading to the courthouse the other day when they were hit with tear gas and crap. They were accused of holding an illegal protest.
BTW, its a good blog to keep tabs on Venezuela
One of the political ironies is that Chavez and Castro continue accusing the US of all sorts of plots to overthrow them when they have a Marxist in the White House who is their ideological brother and who seeks to overthrow the democratic government of Honduras.
“I wonder how long...”
Sept. 12 will be the first test. We need HUGE numbers to make a point.
This does sound exactly like Nancy Pelosi. Definitely have to tend to that problem in the next election ~ and the new Speaker of the House will have to find suitible quarters to hold her for the duration of the national crisis.
Unofficially I heard reports of Chavez’s staff calling the protesters “astroturfers”, racists, terrorists and he has had his czars threaten to turn off talk radio and the internet.
gee, where have I heard that before...............
America’s future reads like this:
The dramatic move by Attorney General Eric Holder capped a week of huge street protests, mostly directed against a new Cap-and-Trade law that critics say is politically charged.
“People who disturb order and the peace to create instability of institutions, to destabilize the government, or attack the democratic system, we are going to charge and try them,” Holder said in a statement, referring to the government of leftist-populist Obama.
Sarah Palin, of the opposition Republican party, argued that “the very right to protest is being turned into a crime.”
“The justice system is now being used as a tool of political and ideological persecution,” Palin added.
Holder claimed opposition groups were looking for “any reason to march, to create chaos, whatever they can, what they want is to destabilize, even by encouraging people to disobey the law.”
Venezuela is Obama’s blueprint.
Once they arrest you for peacefully demonstrating, all bets are off.
Once a communist dictator like Fidel Castro,Hugo Chavez, or Barack Obama seizes total power,all bets are off.
Actually, they need to better organize and identify their enemies and their supporters.
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