Matilda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Dec-16-10 10:24 PM
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11. It's the same as granting emergency powers in the wake of any national disaster
in other democracies. He must still work within the framework of the Constitution, and is still held accountable to the Judiciary and the National Assembly. Both these bodies have the right to call a halt to anything he might do if they think it's not constitutional.
He's done it before and didn't cross the line, and this is an emergency for Venezuela.
What part of "by decree" does this asshat not understand?
It's really impossible to measure the idiocy at the DUmp! I don't believe the scale to measure it has yet to be invented!
Hey what a great idea! Perhaps I'll look into writing software so we could get a general idea!
Naw, it would be too difficult to try and separate the idiots from the morons or the complete brain dead zombies! They're too much alike and right now I don't have the ability to tap into NASA's super computer!