Defending the people of Venezuela from the “whores of the Empire”

Defending the people of Venezuela from the “whores of the Empire” ShareThis

By Arturo Rosales
Axis of Logic
Wednesday, Dec 9, 2015

We all know that the Venezuelan government was trounced at the polls for control of the National Assembly on December 6. They were defeated by a disgruntled voting population that had been subjected to a brutal economic war of more than two years, starting about three months before President Chávez died on March 6 2013.

The final results were:

opposition 109 seats;
government 55 seats;
indigenous vote 3 seats.

Of the 167 deputies that make up the National Assembly a 2/3 majority is required to have virtually absolute power over legislation – passing and repealing laws; organizing a recall referendum against the President without collecting signatures; removing and appointing Supreme Court judges; removing and appointing rectors of the National Electoral Council (CNE); firing and appointing Ministers to the President’s cabinet; authorizing foreign military bases on Venezuelan soil; approving IMF loans to mortgage the country and its people for decades.

Two-thirds of 167 is exactly 111.33 seats. So the Venezuelan right-wing opposition, with its new power in the Assembly, could muster the necessary 112 votes it needs to force a recall referendum - if it has the support of all three indigenous deputies.

We know that these three indigenous deputies are aligned with the right and so, in all likelihood, they would support the opposition MUD alliance. However, we suspect that the government will somehow “convince” at least one or two deputies of the 112 to vote with the government minority in certain critical situations. There are several with criminal skeletons in the cupboard that they would prefer to keep there and others with charges pending for conspiring to overthrow the government in early 2015. This has been done before, allegedly using bribes, and can be done again. However, we will cross that bridge journalistically when the need or opportunity arises as we do not operate using rumors or gossip!

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