‘Rule By Decree’ - One More Step on Chavez’s Road to Serfdom

Posted by Matt in January 31st, 2007

Hugo Chavez came one step closer to becoming a full-fledged dictator on January 17. As the Associated Press reported, “Venezuelan lawmakers gave their initial approval to a bill granting President Hugo Chavez the power to rule by decree for 18 months so that he can impose sweeping economic, social and political change.” The vote in the National Assembly was unanimous â€” as befits a budding communist country. Not that Chavez’s powers were much constrained prior to that vote, but his soon-to-be official recognition as Venezuela’s dictator serves as an important reminder that state control of the economy and dictatorship go hand in hand.

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