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Bacchus4.0

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8. +1 n/t

Reply to Socialistlemur (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 07:06 PM

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Enabling Law draft granting dictatorial powers to Maduro [View all] Bacchus4.0 Oct 2013 OP

Limited executive powers used repeatedly Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #1

If you read it, its not very limited. Grants dictatorial powers to that idiot Maduro Bacchus4.0 Oct 2013 #2

Please find an example other tan Chavez Socialistlemur Oct 2013 #5

No problem. Warren Stupidity Oct 2013 #7

Those laws weren't intended to fight corruption Socialistlemur Oct 2013 #15

Adolph Hitler in Germany 1933 n/t Bacchus4.0 Oct 2013 #11

A blog-entry on the enabling-law from a few days ago: (link) DetlefK Oct 2013 #3

of course its a ploy to rid the ruling class of the opposition Bacchus4.0 Oct 2013 #4

It is a move to shut down the National Assembly. Socialistlemur Oct 2013 #6

+1 n/t Bacchus4.0 Oct 2013 #8

Historically sound move... MinM Oct 2013 #9

Cuba certainly followed that strategy of a dictatorship Bacchus4.0 Oct 2013 #10

And here is what the proposed and very publicly discussed enabling law is really about. Peace Patriot Oct 2013 #12

why does Maduro need dictatorial powers to combat corruption? Bacchus4.0 Oct 2013 #13

Why did Lula da Silva need Brazil's "enabling law" to protect a wide swath of the Amazon... Peace Patriot Oct 2013 #18

Chavez got the enabling law for fighting against corruption ALREADY in 2007 spanza Oct 2013 #19

the law that enabled farmers to acquire title to land, not to become a dictator Bacchus4.0 Oct 2013 #20

Pure baloney from a government financed propaganda site Socialistlemur Oct 2013 #16

The repressive, dictatorship consecrating, enabling law is out Bacchus4.0 Oct 2013 #14

Eventually they'll have a revolution, new constitutional assembly Socialistlemur Oct 2013 #17

they are definitely moving toward a dictatorship Bacchus4.0 Oct 2013 #21

I'll bet that Carmona is so jealous. nt bemildred Oct 2013 #22

update: the chavistas are currently trying to expel 2 members of the opposition from congress Bacchus4.0 Oct 2013 #23

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