Final Slice Of Communism

Article By Writer Michael Kraft Author: Michael Kraft
Published: November 3, 2007
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The New York Times publishes a bland article covering the final step toward dictatorship in Venezuela today. Amidst a collapsing economy, record inflation and the highest crime rate in recent recorded history, Hugo Chavez now appointed himself dictator for life.

There will still be staged elections every 6 years, but Chavez who owns all forms of media, hired the election committee, bought the polling computers, uses the military for his campaigning, and enjoyed a 21-1 advantage of TV airtime last election has made sure he can never lose.

The last head of the CNE (impartial election committee), became Chavez’s Vice president right after Chavez won. So the corruption is not even well hidden.

The congress today, which is 100% Chavez supporter-lackies (in a country that is only 60% supporters), stuck their hands up to show they support the dictator and secure their big bags of cash in the future.

Think this is being dramatic?
Check out the change to the role of the military. It has changed from defending the constitution, to defending against anyone that opposes the single party goals.

Current 1999 version of Venezuelan Constitution, Article 328:

“The National Armed Forces constitute an essentially professional institution, with no political orientation, organized by the State to guarantee the independence and sovereignty of the Nation and ensure the integrity of its geographical space, through military defense, cooperation for the purpose of maintaining internal order and active participation in national development, in accordance with this Constitution and the law.”

New communist version of the constitution Article 328:

“The National Armed Forces constitute an essentially patriotic, popular and anti-imperialist institution organized by the State to guarantee the independence and sovereignty of the Nation; to preserve it from any internal or external attacks and ensure the integrity of its geographic area through the study, planning and execution of the Bolivarian military doctrine, the implementation of the principles of integral military defense and the war of popular resistance“.

The military is to be run by the single-party state, and to be in charge of subduing any internal resistance.

The actual law to eliminate some private property rights, make Chavez re-elect able forever, and give the government rights to round up citizens with no warrants won’t go into effect until the people vote for it.

Chavez is actively sending out “representatives” door to door to make sure all people realize that the government is watching who they vote for. Red clad Chavez supporters will be going door to door to “inform” people of how to support the dictator.

The 69 amendments still need to be approved by voters in a Dec. 2 referendum before they take effect.

Tensions ahead of that vote are increasing; protesters clashed with the police on downtown streets here this week and capital flight is accelerating. The currency, the Bolivar, touched a low value of 6,800 to the dollar on Friday in unregulated trading, compared with the official rate of 2,150.

In addition to potentially strengthening Mr. Chavez’s grip on power, the measures approved by lawmakers on Friday have heightened economic uncertainty. The new amendments would facilitate expropriations of private property. Managers at private companies are also alarmed about a proposed reduction in the workday, from eight hours to six.

“Venezuelan democracy was buried today,” said José Manuel González, the president of Fedecamaras, Venezuela’s main business association.

Still, some political analysts here say the changes proposed by Mr. Chávez would not significantly alter political life in the country. Followers of the president, after all, already control the legislature, the Supreme Court, the federal bureaucracy, the oil industry, every state-owned company and nearly every state government.”

Chavez police and military hose and gun down student marchers in the protests against the reform of the constituion