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Venezuelan politicians resort to virtual lawmaking
Fairfield Citizen Online ^ | 12/17/19

Posted on 12/18/2019 3:18:03 PM PST by Libloather

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Opposition lawmakers in Venezuela who say they fear persecution by President Nicolas Maduro's government can now cast their votes though the cloud, the National Assembly decided Tuesday.

The opposition-led congress adopted a rules change that allows its members to virtually cast their votes and participate in debates. They can now participate in sessions from outside Venezuela or domestically without revealing their location.

It precedes a key vote on Jan. 5, when members of the National Assembly will decide whether opposition leader Juan Guaido will remain head of the body, allowing him to continue to claim to be interim president of Venezuela in his bid to oust Maduro.

Lawmakers loyal to Maduro walked out of the debate. They called the measure unconstitutional, vowing to take their case to the country's Supreme Court, which is stacked with the socialist president's allies. The pro-Maduro politicians said the change protects “fugitives of justice."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: lawmaking; socialism; venezuela; virtual
Socialism rocks.
1 posted on 12/18/2019 3:18:03 PM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Our politicians have resorted to emotional law imagination.


2 posted on 12/18/2019 3:26:09 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: Libloather

What they don’t know where they live and can just track them down there ? come on now


3 posted on 12/18/2019 3:44:52 PM PST by Truthoverpower (The guv mint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: Libloather

So do the awesomely clever hackers in this world.


4 posted on 12/18/2019 3:56:04 PM PST by cloudmountain
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