Reply #83: er, the article posted said he was creating a militia

[northzax]

that was loyal to him. didn't it? or did I misread the article? wait, let me check...yup, it's loyal to Mr Chavez's revolution. not to the state, not to the people, to his revolution.

and he already amended the constitution to prohibit a third term, and when I questioned that, everyone assured me that he would follow that. I guess not. But he'll ask for a third term, I suppose, a third 6 year term, at the end of which, he will have ruled the country for what, 19 years?

one thing about consitutional amendments, in democracies, they usually grandfather in people. when the US, for instance, changes the Constitution, say to forbid a third term as President, it applies after the next election, and not to the incumbents.

seriously, what are the odds that Chavez loses that referendum? I will give you 100-1 odds on that. A leader of a democracy gives up power, a dictator doesn't. which one is Chavez?