Did you see that Chavez says he will change Venezuela's constitution to stay Pres for more than 2 terms? Etc.?

Question

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070114/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_chavez

Thoughts?

Hades, that may explain the cozy cuddle he was giving the Iranian President in another picture I saw.... http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070113/wl_afp/venezuelairanlatamus_070113113126

Answer 1

Mr. Chávez also announced a plan which would reconfigure municipal governments by replacing them with entities called communal councils. The president’s supporters in Congress say the project is inspired by the Paris Commune, the socialist government that briefly ruled Paris in 1871. Critics of the plan, which also includes the construction of entirely new cities in Venezuela’s interior, say it would effectively eliminate some of the few elected politicians who remain opposed to the government.

Venezuela has a long history of close relations with Middle Eastern countries, dating to the founding of OPEC in Baghdad in 1960 by Venezuela, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, in an effort to keep oil prices high. Mr. Chávez has strengthened those ties through overtures to Iran, and more recently Syria, where Venezuela and Iran have plans to build an oil refinery capable of processing 150,000 barrels a day.

. “The Venezuelan left has for decades considered alliances with Muslim countries as one of the ways to create a new civilization through the toppling of American values.”

Iran and Venezuela, the world’s fourth- and fifth-largest oil exporters, are also exploring for oil together in Venezuela’s Orinoco region. And they have plans for a joint oil trading company, part of an ambition by Caracas and Tehran to price oil in euros instead of dollars in order to weaken the influence of the United States in the international oil market.

"Death to U.S. imperialism!" Chavez said.
The big mouth of a vertically challenged, ego driven, little
fashion crime commiting, Iran azz kissing, scum bucket. (And the good things I think about him)

Answer 2

This is old news. He was implying this at least a year ago when he wanted authority to "edit" certain parts of the Venezuelan constitution.

Anyone who thinks that Chavez isn't a power consuming, military backed, communist dictator simply isn't paying attention. Further, anyone who thinks that Venezuela has a government that answers to the people has this concept reversed.

Answer 3

Those Venezuelans must be sadder than ever. Unless the Venezuelans want Chavez longer. If I lived in Venezuela, I'd move if that happened.

Answer 4

Well, this is what socialists do to warp their country and culture to forcibly take it down the ugly path of socialism. And then he has the fascist Mymood Iminajihad over for lunch and what have you? Unbelieveable. They don't get along because of any ideological similarities, instead they get along because they all hate America.

Answer 5

Chavez and Ahmadinejad are both DICK-tators.
Hope no one out there is buying Citgo gas and feeling sorry for the locals who own the stations.

Answer 6

If someone criticizes Chavez,they might end up in prison.

http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/03/24/venezu10368.htm

Answer 7

Sounds like we have another dictator on this side of the world. Seeee! Not all the tyrants are in Europe or Africa or the Orient.

Answer 8

The Constitution of Venezuela now says whatever Chavez wants it to say, no more, no less.

Answer 9

It's not a surprise. It was expected that if he won reelection that he would move to end term limits.

Answer 10

Liberals in America say it is ok for Chavez.