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Reply #138: Obama doesn't have decree powers, and therefore cannot control laws. Chavez does. [View All]

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joshcryer

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Fri Jul-15-11 07:33 PM
Response to Reply #135

138. Obama doesn't have decree powers, and therefore cannot control laws. Chavez does.

And Chavez can. If he wanted to, right now, because he's still in the 18 month window of decree powers, he could crush that law with one sign of the pen. Do not try to deflect blame on this. While the man convicted on this had no hope of winning against Chavez, there are others who did have a chance, and his administration worked quickly to create trumped up charges against those people, without even taking it to court.

Chavez effectively runs unopposed in his elections.

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