Reply #80: If Bush tried this, I doubt you would be cheering him on... [View All]

[Flatulo]

From the BBC:

Venezuela's National Assembly has given initial approval to a bill granting the president the power to bypass congress and rule by decree for 18 months.

President Hugo Chavez says he wants "revolutionary laws" to enact sweeping political, economic and social changes.

He has said he wants to nationalise key sectors of the economy and scrap limits on the terms a president can serve.

I wonder how it is that some people cannot see that absolute, unchecked power is WRONG, no matter who wields it...