Chavez: Another vote possible on term limits

[Bacchus39]

Source: AP

Chavez: Another vote possible on term limits

AP CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says he might not take a "no" vote as the final word on his efforts to expand his time in office.

Chavez tells the CNN news network that if Venezuelans reject a proposal to lift term limits in a Feb. 15 referendum, his supporters could try again in the future.

Chavez says "there's no limit in the constitution regarding the number of times that an amendment can be attempted."

Opposition leaders disagree with the comments Chavez made Monday. The socialist leader's opponents argue the constitution prohibits multiple votes on the same proposed amendments.



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[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

1. So he's just trying to make himself president for life at this point?

I'm not terribly surprised.

[Bacchus39]

absolutely no surprise, keep on voting until the people get it "right" n/t

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[Mudoria]

2. Color me surprised

[GodlessBiker]

3. Chavez is sounding more and more like Mike Bloomberg every day.

Correction...at least Chavez wants to put it to another vote.

[onehandle]

4. Oh, might his majesty.

Should be bow or curtsy?

[cobalt1999]

5. Who didn't see this coming a mile away?

He isn't leaving office willingly.

He'll just have them keep voting until he get the "right" result.

[IndianaGreen]

6. Colombia's Uribe got rid of term limits, and he didn't quite follow the law like Chavez has

Where's the outrage about that? Oh, I see, Uribe is 'our' guy, a lapdog of our corporate masters while Hugo is not.

BTW, our Founding Fathers did not believe in term limits either.

[cobalt1999]

9. Do you see anyone here defending Uribe?

Nope, he's power hungry too. There just aren't any hypocritical defenders of Uribe here.

[Zorra]

7. When Chavez leaves office, Venezuela will go straight to hell in a handbasket.

Oil companies and banks will take Venezuela over again and crush the Venezuelan people under their jackboots.

All except for the wealthiest 5 percent, of course.

[cobalt1999]

8. Out of 26 million people, Chavez is the only one who can do the job!?!

That's B.S. & pure example of a personality cult.

There are plenty of intelligent and qualified people in Venezuela.

Chavez isn't some irreplaceable demi-god holding back the forces of evil.

[anonymous171]

10. Because there aren't any other leftist leaders in Venezuela.

[Zorra]

12. Exxon Mobil is not going to risk another Chavez. n/t

[dbackjon]

11. Imagine the firestorm here if Bush had proposed that two years ago?

[geek tragedy]

13. That would have been the best thing ever.

Bush would have lost 45 states.

[ohio2007]

14. NO.the new YES

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq4jOy6ag6s&feature=rela...

[pork medley]

15. AWESOME!!! I hope he stays in office indefinitely so he can continue pissing off chickenshit western

liberals and other superstitious old biddies everywhere for the rest of his life!!!

VIVA CHAVEZ!!!!