The Devil's Excrement

Yes, I went away for a few days taking advantage that Monday was a
holiday for certain parts of the Venezuelan economy. It was
just as well, probably as I was leaving the Supreme Court made its
ridiculous ruling which is really not worth commenting on as it was
simply a way of looking for an excuse to rule in favor of the morochas
using absurd argument. You want absurd:

–The decision only talked about candidacies, not how the vote is
applied to determine winners, so it concluded that the Constitution
does not talk about the proportional representation of minorities or
majorities. Huh?

–One Chavista group argued that no relationship could be proven between UVE and Chavez party MVR. Huh?

–Statements made by the President of the Electoral Board saying the
morochas were illegal but he could not do anything about it, were not
part of the arguments.

–The People’s Ombudsman argued that because AD fielded “morochas” for
the upcoming elections it was tacitly accepting the concept. Huh? He
also stated that what is not forbidden is not allowed and the morochas
were not forbidden by law. Using that logic, few things are actually
forbidden in Venezuela.

–But perhaps the highlights fo the day were the hugs between Lian Ron
and the Attorney General and the latter and the People’s Ombudsman
going to the Chavista celebration and even dancing in it.

And in the joy of the moment, the President of the National Assembly
tried to tell us how wonderful it will be not to limit terms for
anyone, suggesting that in the Constitutional reform if Chavismo gets 66%
of the Deputies, everyone will be eligible for unlimited reelection,
not only Chavez, but also great leaders, like the former bank robber
turned Mayor, or the crooks and hoods who run some of the states today.
Oh well!

In the end, it would appear if the Court admitting the case was just a
distraction. It will be a tall order to stop the Chavistas from getting
66% of the Deputies of the National Assembly. Ony low abstention on the
part of the opposition combined with a hig one on the part of the
Chavistas will make it happen, the latter will happen, but it is
difficult to envision the former.

This entry was posted on November 1, 2005 at 9:05 pm and is filed under Venezuela.