EXACTLY what many of us predicted would happen. And of course we were blasted for it as well.
This illegal regime will do whatever it has to do to keep power.
And some ill-informed should here will cheer them all the way

Maduro is now a full fledged dictator, getting the top court to do his bidding.
Where are his supporters now?

The Maduro Gang most likely rigged a lot of the elections their dying party did win.

I know this because the Chavistas demanded my wife give them her SS number (Venezuelan equivalent) to leave the country, so someone could use it to vote for her. They wouldn't let her board the plane without giving up her number. Leaving.....

darn those 'socialists'! They wanted to prevent monopolies. But the new right wing will void laws and regulations.
Do any of you really understand what's happening in S America?
Didn't think so.
Laughable.

Anyone can claim to be a democrat and even run as one.

I advise you to take yourself to Venezuela one of these days, or even Cuba for that matter, and try to live there as if you were a citizen (NOT a tourist) of that country. Hopefully that gives you some better insight.

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And they are going to have no one to blame but themselves.

Did you know that we helped put Pinochet in power?
Is that what you want to happen in Argentina and Venezuela? Because of some Pavlovian slavering at the word 'socialism'?
Come on. This is the Democratic Underground.

Ask a *REAL* Venezuelan, Marksman 91, about Maduro and his goons.

And guess what! Chile's dictators are long gone.

He should give us his name and his address if he want credibility. I'll bet if he is a real venezulan he is a rich conservative one. His username makes him sound like a nra troll.

I'd be glad to prove my actual Venezuelanism to you. Hell, I'm willing to send you a link to my Facebook profile, which should prove it more than well enough. Of course, I'd rather use private messaging since I don't like to give personal info out in public forums. Hit me up anytime!

The argument is akin to "Ted Cruz says income inequality in the US isn't a problem therefore it isn't, because he represents all Amercan opinion." He doesn't.

It's common for Chavista supporters to lump anyone who does not support Chavismo with right wingers. You should consider not looking at the world in black and white, it doesn't do you any favors.

I'm more than willing to prove I'm Venezuelan to anyone who asks. Of course, I'd rather do this through private messaging than on a public forum. Surely you understand why.

No mention of the legal reasoning given by the court, or what accusations led to the seats being challenged. I could probably make a pretty good guess, but this has been a pet peeve of mine with a lot of news organizations that are supposed to employ journalists :-P

These people gave us the coup in 2002 so I wouldn't be surprised at all. They are no different from the right in the US. They want media monopolies, and they want no safetynets at all, so the rich don't have to pay taxes.

In fact, they are the ones who have openly been giving out things like cars and computer tablets to people as a campaign strategy. And not only that, Tibisay Lucena, the current director of the Electoral Council, is a Chavista sympathizer (though she doesn't admit it.) If there is any actual voter fraud going on, it's on the Chavistas' side. Stop being so naive and believing all the BS propaganda from pro-Marxist websites and Telesur.

about the center and the left in this country. Republicans always claim dems are giving out free stuff for votes. They say that simply because centrists and right wingers offer public schools and health care. They claim Obama is giving the poor cellphones for votes. The baggers call them Obamaphones. These are garden variety smears against anyone to the left of Attila the hun.

(I sure hope I'm dead wrong, but it sure looks like I won't be...)

Maduro declares a "state of emergency."
Or starts a war with Guyana.

He declares himself "El Presidente" for life, or the duration of the war/emergency.

VN goes into a state of anarchy, and a military right-wing strongman seizes power.

And as to The long-gone dictator of Chile, this has *ZERO* to do with the incompetent Maduro.

Based on what happened in Central America and South America, both left and right dictatorships.