Senators considering proposal to allow Uribe presidential return

[Judi Lynn]

Senators considering proposal to allow Uribe presidential return
Monday, 30 May 2011 07:04
Tom Heyden

Pro-Uribe Senator Juan Carlos Velez admits that he is open to former President Alvaro Uribe's return to power for an unprecedented third term and preliminary proposals are already being analyzed, according to an interview in El Espectador Sunday.

"President Uribe is very young and still has plenty of energy to continue making war. He's only 58 years old and it is not strange to soon open the possiblity that he returns to the presidency," he said.

The Partido de la U. politician added that the project to allow Uribe to seek a third term "is starting" already.

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A third term would be unprecedented since former President Uribe already altered the consitution during his first term between 2002 and 2006, in order to be permitted to run for re-election, ultimately successfully, and remain president until 2010.

More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/16604-senators-considering-proposal-to-allow-uribe-presidential-return.html

[rabs]

1. alvarito could be in jail by then

rec for chuckle.

(Btw, CR cites 'Senators" in the headline, then procedes to name only ONE, Juan Carlos Velez, and neglecting to mention that the Party of the U. is made up of uribista fanatics.)

[Peace Patriot]

2. "...has plenty of energy to continue making war...". ???

"'President Uribe is very young and still has plenty of energy to continue making war. He's only 58 years old and it is not strange to soon open the possiblity that he returns to the presidency,' he said." --from the OP (my emphasis)

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Not enough slaughtered trade unionists for this vampire?

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[Judi Lynn]

3. This may be the creepiest quote one's likely to see from a public official.

These guys aren't terribly deep, they give themselves away with abhorrent remarks like this.

It's very easy to make war on unarmed, frightened Colombian citizens who have NEVER broken the law, who are trying to live out their lives in peace the best way they can.