Comments on: Chavez Loses, Conservatives Wrong

By: Quaker in a Basement

Quaker in a Basement — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:57:32 +0000

But wouldn’t this suggest that earlier votes in which Chavez won were valid?

Not in conservo-world! Instead, it suggests that he tried to cheat and bungled it.

By: midderpidge

midderpidge — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:53:52 +0000

How do we know there wasn’t election fraud? It could happen on either side.

By: C.S.Strowbridge

C.S.Strowbridge — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:15:38 +0000

“term limits are anti-democratic”

I agree, but there has to be some way to battle the incumbency domination. It’s too hard to throw the old bums out people special interest money rules the day.

By: Diamond LeGrande

Diamond LeGrande — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:24:44 +0000

This also suggests that in the Venezuelan recall election, the charges of fraud were bogus. But we knew that already.

Kudos to Venezuelans for rejecting both this amendment and the recall. Because for all of Chávez’s faults, like this amendment (though I’d support it were it not to apply to the incumbent — term limits are anti-democratic), his opponents are far, far worse.

By: C.S.Strowbridge

C.S.Strowbridge — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:10:36 +0000

I don’t like his power grabs, hopefully he will abide by the vote and note try something funny in the future.

Although he could try with a new vote, add, “In a row” to the term limits.

By: megamoze

megamoze — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:20:05 +0000

To me it says that Venezuelans are a lot less tolerant of their president expanding his powers than Bush supporters.