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jonnygarate

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43. He was sworn in by the supreme court

Sun Mar 10, 2013, 09:36 PM

Mar 2013

Medical board is only necessary to certify that the president is permanently unavailable.
If the president is considered temporarily unavailable there is no need for any medical board.

If you want to get technical, Chavez was sworn in by the supreme court. In 2006. Nothing requires him to be sworn in again for a new term to start.

The obvious problem is that the constitution was not written with re-elections in mind.

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Nicolas Maduro sworn in as acting president of Venezuela [View all] dipsydoodle Mar 2013 OP

Terrific n/t Catherina Mar 2013 #1

Best of luck to him. Arctic Dave Mar 2013 #2

K&R Best of luck Venezuela! Chávez no ha muerto, el vive en la revolución! idwiyo Mar 2013 #3

from the US present: Yessi Yahkson :-) reorg Mar 2013 #4

Also attended by a couple of U.S. Congressmen. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #5

Rev. Jesse Jackson (U.S.) No Vested Interest Mar 2013 #6

The institutional coup continues. joshcryer Mar 2013 #7

Chavez protege Maduro seeks snap election as Venezuela mourns dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #8

The sooner the better. Thanks for this real news story, D.D. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #9

Yes - why give the opposition a fair chance. hack89 Mar 2013 #11

Technically the elections must be called within 30 days. joshcryer Mar 2013 #13

Now Maduro's the one with cooties, according to AP. That was fast! Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #10

Erm, Maduro has been channeling Chavez for months. joshcryer Mar 2013 #14

" serious doubts, even among die-hard Chavistas, about his ability to lead the nation" Catherina Mar 2013 #16

Sure! They started throwing crap at Maduro in our "news" media before Chavez died. Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #17

Venezuelan opposition challenges Nicolás Maduro's legitimacy joshcryer Mar 2013 #12

Gonna have to side Berlin Expat Mar 2013 #15

You are factually wrong. jonnygarate Mar 2013 #18

Chavez was never inagurated. joshcryer Mar 2013 #21

It's an argument over Article 233.....The relevant portion they're disputing is bolded. Berlin Expat Mar 2013 #22

Anyone can read it... but have you? jonnygarate Mar 2013 #19

He was never inagurated. Read the previous paragraphs. joshcryer Mar 2013 #20

That's where the tale hinges..... Berlin Expat Mar 2013 #23

Yeah, and the supreme court decided it was a continuation of power. joshcryer Mar 2013 #24

still at it although your conspiracy theories have already been proven wrong? reorg Mar 2013 #28

Chavez was "permanently unavailable" 3 months ago. joshcryer Mar 2013 #32

no he wasn't reorg Mar 2013 #36

They didn't designate it because they wanted the coup. joshcryer Mar 2013 #38

What coup? reorg Mar 2013 #46

I would think after 3 months without a peep you'd have an obligation. joshcryer Mar 2013 #48

not according to the constitution, if you want to be "highly technically precise" reorg Mar 2013 #51

The constitution would trigger a question of ability. joshcryer Mar 2013 #54

no, it was about temporary versus permanent availability reorg Mar 2013 #61

I like how you put it in terms of inheritance. joshcryer Mar 2013 #63

sigh ... reorg Mar 2013 #64

The US Vice President is elected, not appointed. joshcryer Mar 2013 #65

Gerald Ford reorg Mar 2013 #66

Hillary got the "Saxbe fix". joshcryer Mar 2013 #67

Woodrow Wilson reteachinwi Mar 2013 #62

and jonnygarate Mar 2013 #37

What scenario would the National Assembly President take over? joshcryer Mar 2013 #39

You really don't get it, do you? reorg Mar 2013 #45

Really reaching there. If he was alive he'd be President, he was already President when re-elected, TheKentuckian Mar 2013 #25

How else do you interpret a constitution but "highly technically precise"? joshcryer Mar 2013 #26

With sense and logic n/t reorg Mar 2013 #29

Then my interpetation is perfectly correct. joshcryer Mar 2013 #30

nobody is "throwing out constitutional language" reorg Mar 2013 #33

The US VP is duely elected. The Venezuelan VP is not. joshcryer Mar 2013 #40

I'm sorry? reorg Mar 2013 #44

It makes a difference if he's President before the campaign. joshcryer Mar 2013 #49

not sure what you are talking about reorg Mar 2013 #56

Probably not. joshcryer Mar 2013 #58

so jonnygarate Mar 2013 #35

So your notion is that Chavez was only president elect and not president. Exultant Democracy Mar 2013 #27

No. I'm not saying that, I'm saying certain triggers happen. joshcryer Mar 2013 #31

quick question jonnygarate Mar 2013 #34

If the President dies his term ends on the date of the inaguration. joshcryer Mar 2013 #41

He was sworn in by the supreme court jonnygarate Mar 2013 #43

Huh? He doesn't have to be sworn in for his term? joshcryer Mar 2013 #52

"There can be no division." reorg Mar 2013 #47

Nope. There's already division. joshcryer Mar 2013 #50

still with the conspiracy theories, I see n/t reorg Mar 2013 #53

Which? joshcryer Mar 2013 #55

They are lucky they weren't car-bombed like Chavez' prosecuting attorney Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #57

The murdered Capriles supporters where lucky they weren't car bombed? joshcryer Mar 2013 #59

We'll see soon enough what the Venezuelan people think about all this. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #42

It'd be foolhardy for me to think the opposition has a chance. joshcryer Mar 2013 #60