Gracias a Dios (Thank God)

Thank God the constitutional reforms that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez proposed were rejected when the country voted on them today. One of the reforms would have done away with presidential term restrictions that would have allowed him to run for President indefinitely.

Thank God the majority of Venezuelans are intelligent enough to realize that's just a bad, bad idea and one step closer to a full on dictatorship. Chavez said anyone who votes no is against him, against the country, and against the people. That's the fear-mongering, polarizing kind of speak you usually find in leaders like Saddam Hussein or Stalin*, which this guy could most likely turn out to be, as power-hungry as he is.

So congrats Venezuela, you've stemmed the incoming tide of totalitarian oppression. For now, anyway.

The story from CNN.

--Cbake


*Yeah, Bush said something similar with his "If you're not with us, you're against us" speech... draw your own conclusions.