Tyranny of the Majority (Venezuelans approve amendment concerning no term limits for public officials)

No term limit for Venezuelan elected officials

Venezuelans yesterday, Sunday February 15, 2009 have approved in a public referendum to ammend the constitutional provisions that limits the terms for elected public officials, including the President, Governors, Assembly Representative (parliamnent or congress), Mayors and Deputies before State or local Councils.

The victory of the Yes proposition was 54% over 46%, in a 9% difference. The only States in Venezuela where the proposition No won over yes where: Zulia, Tachira, Merida, Miranda and Nueva Esparta. Which means that most of Venezuelans approve the government of Chavez...

What remains true, is that Chavez totally abused the powers of the Presidency for his campaign, it was outright insane.

The answer lies now in Campaign Finance Reform laws in Venezuela. Currently the legal framework resides in the Organic Law of Electoral Power and the Organic Law for Voting and Political Participation. What is even worse, Venezuelans must now turn their opinion and enable institutions to control the National Electoral Power (Consejo Nacional Electoral, or CNE) in their duties to moderate the participation of elected officials in their election campaigns. But I guess that is too sofisticated even for Venezuelans...