Venezuela's Congress paves way for Maduro decree powers

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http://news.yahoo.com/venezuelas-congress-paves-way-maduro-decree-powers-013544310.html


CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Congress on Tuesday stripped an opposition deputy of parliamentary immunity over corruption allegations, giving the ruling Socialist Party enough votes to approve President Nicolas Maduro's request for decree powers.

Maduro says he needs the expanded powers to fight corruption and take on what he calls an "economic war" but critics insist he already has ample power to crack down on graft and that he plans to use decrees to persecute opposition rivals.

Legislator Maria Aranguren said the government trumped up charges of embezzlement and conspiracy to commit a crime against her as part of a witch hunt meant to obtain the last vote it needed.

"I call on the government to at least pretend, don't be so obvious, at least try to make this process look like" it is about justice, she said, minutes before the vote.

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1. He's probably gonna try to suspend the December elections knowing that they've lost a LOT of support

They're not gonna take the risk of losing a lot of the cities they currently control, and stick with the current status quo.

Maybe since they all seem to think that the inflation is caused by the opposition (http://www.noticias24.com/venezuela/noticia/206592/fleming-en-venezuela-la-inflacion-es-el-resultado-de-una-estrategia-politica-de-la-oposicion/ , "The inflation in Venezuela is a result of a political strategy perpetrated by the Opposition&quot maybe he'll declare the inflation illegal, a la Zimbabwe! Since these guys seem to think so highly of the Zimbabwean government, I'm sure they're gonna try some of their policies. Because that worked out SO well for that country, right?