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Old 05-06-06, 03:26 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Thread Starter Re: Hugo Chavez: "Indefinite re-election"

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Originally Posted by Iriemon
I certainly do not think unlimited tenure is a good idea, even if approved by popular referendum.
One has periodic elections at least because (1) people change their minds, and (2) due to people entering and exiting the election register, the electorate is always changing - hence there is no such thing as a popularly-approved permanent leader.

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Cons -- how is your hero King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia doing
Cons deal with Abdullah solely because he's sitting on an ocean of oil, out of pure necessity, but libs actually viscerally love Chavez.
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