An opponent of President Hugo Chavez is seen banging a large metal pot with a spoon at an anti-Chavez rally in Caracas, Venezuela, in this Dec. 14, 2002 file photo. Ear-splitting protests against President Hugo Chavez and his supporters have become so obnoxious that Congress is considering legislation making them punishable by up to five years in prison. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, FILE)