What do you think of Hugo Chavez' proposed constitutional changes?

The proposal, if voted by the people, would let president to get re-elected indefinitely, would extend the president's term from 6 to 7 years, would lower the voting age from 18 to 16, would cut the maximum working hours per day from 8 to 6 hours. What do you think? Is it designed by Chavez to control the power more or is it a real reform?

Asked by Paradise. T 53 months ago Similar Questions: Hugo Chavez' proposed constitutional Recent Questions About: Hugo Chavez' proposed constitutional Politics & Law > Politics.

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It is a sham. No country can thrive if its workers only work 6 hours per day, unless of course they are worked like dogs for the 6 hours to get the same productivity now gotten in 8 hours. Employers will deal with it by eliminating lunch breaks etc.As for the unlimited term, and extending the presidential term.

Those are both moves designed to allow him to remain in power indefinitely, much like Castro has in Cuba. The moves he makes are largely communist style moves of giving the power back to the little guy, and making the life of the little guy better. In the end, the economy is held up only by oil and when that fails, the little guy will be the one that loses first.

Eventually it will be much like Cuba is now, the wealthy and powerful thrive while the poor just exist, with a beautiful culture that the world never gets to see because of the poor decisions of a political leader. Lowering the voting age is another move to cement his power. The younger people of the country are the ones who love Chavez.

They will virtually all vote for him, ensuring his victory. The older more mature members of the population to some extent see how extreme his views are, and are less likely to continue to support his very antagonistic approach to world politics. Sources: my opinion .

It's quite political. And hardly helpful reform. His supposed reforms sound like things that Huey Long added to the constitution of Louisiana.

How many countries will have a provision guaranteeing a six hour work day? He's floating on a sea of oil money right now and he wants to be able to buy himself into a lifetime job, so he can emulate his buddy, Fidel Castro. Chavez wants to do for his country what Peron did for Argentina.

Sadly, it will probably have the same long term results for Venezuela as Peron's actions had for Argentina. Except, no one will do a musical about his wife. http://www.dictatorofthemonth.com/Peron/juan_evita_peron.jpeg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Peron Sources: personal opinion and cited above Snow_Leopard's Recommendations Evita Amazon List Price: $14.99 Used from: $5.95 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 218 reviews) Biography - Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth (A&E DVD Archives) Amazon List Price: $24.95 Used from: $7.74 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 8 reviews) .

1 As someone who is curbing the media and having his own talk show, he is definitely looking to be a dictator and rule forever. And like all real dictators he sees the US as his main enemy.

As someone who is curbing the media and having his own talk show, he is definitely looking to be a dictator and rule forever. And like all real dictators he sees the US as his main enemy.

3 I don't know about Pinochet, and there are probably exceptions but:The Saudis are relying on the US army to keep their oil reserves from their neighbors as the Saudi army is too weak - yet their public schools teach a very fundamental and extreme Wahabi Islam - and yes they are extremely anti-American and anti-Western. Some Saudi princes are not shy from Anti-American propaganda and support for Bin-Laden. Egypt relies heavily on US foreign aid - after the bankrupt Russians couldn't foot the bill any longer.

Extreme anti-American and anti-Western themes are prevalent in their public school system and sometimes made by top Army commanders. Saddam relies on US (undercover) shipments of weapons throughout the Iran-Iraq war in the 80's. He too made many anti-American statements especially after learning the US was arming the Iranians at the same time as well.

And public schools in Iraq? Again extreme anti-American and anti-Western themes. Like I said, don't really know much about Pinochet statements and internal attitudes, but I wouldn't be surprised.

I don't know about Pinochet, and there are probably exceptions but:The Saudis are relying on the US army to keep their oil reserves from their neighbors as the Saudi army is too weak - yet their public schools teach a very fundamental and extreme Wahabi Islam - and yes they are extremely anti-American and anti-Western. Some Saudi princes are not shy from Anti-American propaganda and support for Bin-Laden. Egypt relies heavily on US foreign aid - after the bankrupt Russians couldn't foot the bill any longer.

Extreme anti-American and anti-Western themes are prevalent in their public school system and sometimes made by top Army commanders. Saddam relies on US (undercover) shipments of weapons throughout the Iran-Iraq war in the 80's. He too made many anti-American statements especially after learning the US was arming the Iranians at the same time as well.

And public schools in Iraq? Again extreme anti-American and anti-Western themes. Like I said, don't really know much about Pinochet statements and internal attitudes, but I wouldn't be surprised.

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