Open Letter to John Kerry from Venezuela's Bolivarian Circles -- USA

http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=21602

Dear Mr. Kerry: The US citizen members and supporters of the International Bolivarian Circles of the US would like to openly express our support for your candidacy, and assure you that we will go to the polls this November to welcome you into the Whitehouse. As you stated so clearly in your May 27, 2004 statement on Venezuela “< the Bush administration’s > tacit support for the ill-conceived April 2002 military coup against Chavez” determined this long ago.

Our members will be voting for John Kerry. Those who have been following your statements on Venezuela may find this odd considering that you have made some pretty harsh accusations against President Chavez. Those who have read your May 27 statement may even find our support shocking given that you claimed “ has undermined the constitution and used his Bolivarian Circles to repress peaceful dissent….” While we refute this statement, we understand that you have been ill informed about what is going on in Venezuela today, what the constitution includes, and what the Bolivarian Circles are and do.

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On May 27 you stated, “When the referendum process presented a legitimate challenge to his leadership, President Chavez lost an opportunity to demonstrate the popular support he claims to enjoy, instead showing a troubling disregard for the rule of law.” First, we would like to ask if you know of any other country, including our own, that has provided a Presidential recall referendum measure in their Constitution?

Let us point out that it was President Chavez himself who proposed that a referendum be included in the Constitution in 1999. Second we would ask you to read the rule of law. The text of the 1999 Constitution in English can be found at: http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=6822 -- it clearly spells out the steps for arriving at a referendum. Chavez has followed these steps to the letter.
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the letter ended thus:

In closing, let us share with you Mr. Kerry that both President Chavez and the Bolivarian people of Venezuela have a profound respect for the people of the United States. For the past century Venezuela has supplied oil to the USA, and will continue to do so into this century. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the government of President Chavez deeply respect the democratic process and the autonomy and sovereignty of nations world-wide and, honestly, expect the same respect in return.

We sincerely appreciate your taking the time to read our heartfelt words,

Respectfully,
Respectfully,
Beatriz Pestana,
Bolivarian Circle (CB) "Hermanas Mirabal" Colorado, USA.
+1 (720)890-0927

Dawn Gable
Bolivarian Circle (CB) "Cyber Solidarity" California, USA.
+1 (831)334-0999