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Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
« on: February 15, 2009, 10:18:53 PM »


CARACAS, Venezuela —  President Hugo Chavez won a referendum to eliminate term limits Sunday, paving the way for him to run again in 2012 — and beyond — and push through his vision of a socialist Venezuela.

Fireworks exploded in the sky and caravans of supporters celebrated in the streets, waving red flags and honking horns.

With 94 percent of the vote counted, 54 percent had voted in favor of the constitutional amendment, National Electoral Council chief Tibisay Lucena announced. Forty-six percent had voted against the measure to eliminate term limits on all public officials, too few to make up the distance with the remaining

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Re: Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2009, 10:22:30 PM »
How do you say "They're ****ed." in Spanish?
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Re: Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2009, 10:29:42 PM »
Quote from: Chris on February 15, 2009, 10:22:30 PM
How do you say "They're ****ed." in Spanish?

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Re: Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2009, 10:49:32 PM »
They need to seriously get some people in there to investigate that.  This just reeks of fraud.  He held the earlier election to get the idea of how much he needed to grease the wheels, and this time pushed it enough.
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Re: Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2009, 10:55:57 PM »
Quote from: djones520 on February 15, 2009, 10:49:32 PM
They need to seriously get some people in there to investigate that.  This just reeks of fraud.  He held the earlier election to get the idea of how much he needed to grease the wheels, and this time pushed it enough.

Yeah...  Send in Jimmy Carter with a team of UN election specialists.

 :whatever:
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Re: Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2009, 11:48:57 PM »
Socialism = dictatorship.


There is your proof.

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Re: Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2009, 11:51:25 PM »
Chavez needs to have that mole on his forehead checked out.  I think I just saw it move.
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Re: Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2009, 05:45:04 AM »
Hi,

46% voted against the amendment.  Next time there will be 100% vote for Chavez because 46% of the population will come down with some strange disease and be dead.

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Re: Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2009, 06:42:19 AM »
Is there anyone really surprised by this?
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Re: Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2009, 07:23:44 AM »
One of the Ooooobamanites in the House has the same proposal on the books so "The One" can stay in office forever.   :whatever:
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Re: Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2009, 08:05:37 AM »
Quote from: lug-nut on February 16, 2009, 07:23:44 AM
One of the Ooooobamanites in the House has the same proposal on the books so "The One" can stay in office forever.   :whatever:

fortunately, our constitutional amendment process is a little more stringent
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Re: Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
« Reply #11 on: February 16, 2009, 09:00:49 AM »
Quote from: docstew on February 16, 2009, 08:05:37 AM
fortunately, our constitutional amendment process is a little more stringent

0Bama thinks the Constitution is outdated and keeps minorities down.
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Re: Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
« Reply #12 on: February 16, 2009, 09:45:50 AM »
Quote from: docstew on February 16, 2009, 08:05:37 AM
fortunately, our constitutional amendment process is a little more stringent
It is now.
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Re: Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
« Reply #13 on: February 16, 2009, 03:11:04 PM »
I hope Obama doesn't get any ideas.
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Re: Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
« Reply #14 on: February 16, 2009, 03:14:38 PM »
Quote from: Hawkgirl on February 16, 2009, 03:11:04 PM
I hope Obama doesn't get any ideas.

His comrades in the Senate have already floated the legislation.  I don't think it ever made it out of committee.
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Re: Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
« Reply #15 on: February 16, 2009, 03:41:35 PM »
Quote from: Chris on February 16, 2009, 03:14:38 PM
His comrades in the Senate have already floated the legislation.  I don't think it ever made it out of committee.
WOW! the audacity!
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Re: Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
« Reply #16 on: February 16, 2009, 03:43:34 PM »
Quote from: docstew on February 16, 2009, 08:05:37 AM
fortunately, our constitutional amendment process is a little more stringent

This highlights the fundamental flaw in the whole idea of spreading the light of democracy to the world.  In places where it has shallow roots, there is greater loyalty to a leader than to safeguarding the process and institutions of government, and people will all too often happily (and stupidly) let themselves be bribed into voting themselves right into enslavement to a dictator's whim.   
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Re: Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
« Reply #17 on: February 16, 2009, 04:28:04 PM »
Quote from: djones520 on February 15, 2009, 10:49:32 PM
They need to seriously get some people in there to investigate that.  This just reeks of fraud.  He held the earlier election to get the idea of how much he needed to grease the wheels, and this time pushed it enough.

I'm not God, and so am not saying this is what's going to happen, but--

Latin American dictators have a long long long history of waxing and waning in popular support, but then at what seems the moment of their greatest triumph and permanent establishment, something happens.

If I were concerned for Yugo, which I'm not, I'd advise him to watch his back.
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Re: Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
« Reply #18 on: February 16, 2009, 04:32:40 PM »
Quote from: Hawkgirl on February 16, 2009, 03:41:35 PM
WOW! the audacity!

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