Carlos Blanco’s article in today’s El Universal

August 3, 2003

While I have been more optimistic lately about the possibility of the recall referendum taking place this year, I can’t help but be bothered by today’s article by Carlos Blanco “Maximo Peligro” (Maximum Danger) in today’s El Universal. Blanco, who is usually very well-informed, says that he has been told that Chavez has reached an agreement with Justuce Jesus Cabrera of the Constitutional Hall of the Supreme Court, so that the Hall will not object the bill being considered by the National Assembly to expand the number of Justices in the Court from twenty to thirty. In this manner, Chavez will say he had nothing to do with changing the composition of the Court, which in turn would “legally” block any effort by the majority of the people to hold a referendum and which would perpetuate this stupid “revolution”. Thus, in the next few weeks we will have to watch if the Supreme Court bill is accelerated in the National Assembly as a sign that this plot is moving forward.

This entry was posted on August 3, 2003 at 11:48 pm and is filed under Venezuela.

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