From Canada.com:
CARACAS, Venezuela - A congress loyal to President Hugo Chavez approved a law Wednesday granting him authority to enact sweeping measures by decree.
Meeting at a downtown plaza in a session that resembled a political rally, legislators unanimously approved all four articles of the law by a show of hands.
“Viva President Hugo Chavez, long live socialism!” National Assembly President Cilia Flores said as she proclaimed the law approved. “Fatherland, socialism or death. We will prevail!”
Chavez, who is beginning a new six-year term after winning recent elections, said the legislation will be the start of a new era of “maximum revolution” during which he will consolidate Venezuela’s transformation into a socialist society.
His critics call it a radical lurch toward authoritarianism by a leader with unchecked power.
Proof that humanity does not learn. Have the memories of Hitler and Stalin evaporated?
Watch the history lesson unfolding here, folks. You’ll be able to see how a prosperous country can be turned into an economic basketcase in just 3-5 years. You’ll get to watch what police in an authoritarian country are ordered to do. You’ll get to watch what happens to the mind of someone with unchecked power.
And you’ll also get to see thousands of people here in the US cheering him on, gloriously wishing he were leading the US.
2 responses so far ↓
1 Theway2k // Feb 1, 2007 at 3:35 pm
The Venezuelans are getting what they voted for. Now that Chavez has the dictatorial powers of Hitler and Stalin, impeachment will not be an option when the Venezuelans become unhappy with their vote meaning zero in the face of a Dictator.
2 joe-6-pack // Feb 5, 2007 at 8:56 am
Are we really surprised? I wonder why it took him this long. Maybe he didn’t want to seem too eager, ya know.