I always get uncomfortable when people mention Hugo Chavez, the President of Venezuela. Usually this is because he is mentioned as a rare hero who has stood up to the overwhelming evil of the United States. Well today the Venezuelan Congress gave President Chavez the ability to rule the nation by decree for 18 months. The justification for this move is to give the President the ability to continue his transformation of Venezuela into a socialist paradise. Or more likely, Chavez will use the power to further centralize authority in Venezuela and further cement his power. The Congress that granted Chavez the power? Comprised completely of pro-Chavez legislators, as the opposition boycotted the 2005 elections.
Prediction: 18 months from now Chavez's new powers will be extended. Indefinitely.
Venezuela's Chavez gets powers to rule by decree by Christian Oliver. Reuters.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=newsOne&storyID=2007-01-31T205202Z_01_N30340466_RTRUKOC_0_US-VENEZUELA-CHAVEZ.xml&WTmodLoc=Home-C2-TopNews-newsOne-8
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